You are ready to go into a store and at the door there is a cute little girl that has a bunch of gift cards for a famous shop.

“We are doing a fundraiser for our school and our class partnered with these guys (showing the company name and logo on the card) for a one-time special deal. It is $30 if you buy it from me, but the amount on it is $50. The deal starts at the beginning of next month”.

It sounds good as a deal, but the scammers actually organize this very well. They pay these kids $2 per card sold, but they manufacture the cards themselves. All the cards are the same and look very official. Unfortunately, you are paying $30 for a card that will actually have absolutely no value in that specific store.

How to avoid: however cute she looks, never believe anybody who sells stuff in parking lots or in front of stores.