eli5 Why romance scammers often ask their victims to send them gift cards rather than real cash?

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eli5 Why romance scammers often ask their victims to send them gift cards rather than real cash?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Gift cards are essentially untraceable. They can be exchanged more easily and hidden even easier, whereas cash money is traceable in a number of different ways

Anonymous 0 Comments

Gift cards can be redeemed online without much of a trail. Bank transfers or PayPal can be reversed if reported as a scam.

Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s impossible to send cash over the phone/internet, and many types of electronic transfers either risk revealing the identities of those involved or could be reversed.

The purchase/transfer of a gift card generally can’t be reversed, and the card number can be read off over the phone.