Beware of Kiosks Bearing Gifts 

     Or in this case, gift cards.

Oh, the Season of Shop is now well underway,
As the merchants and vendors invite us to pay
For a card made of plastic in place of a gift
To give Aunt Jane's or Uncle John's spirit a lift.

Yes, these cards from purveyors of items galore
Are displayed on kiosks at the grocery store.
And they've got fuel perks too; if we buy them with scrip,
Our schools will benefit from our gift shopping trip!

Too good to be true? Oh, there have to be catches.
Since this is a deal that has no other matches!
Yea, as we have learned with our techno advances,
If you buy a card you are taking your chances.

The culprits will pick up a card for some widgets
And note the card's identification digits.
Returning the card to the place where they got it,
They'll wait a few weeks hoping somebody bought it.

They willl contact the vendor and say they forgot
How much money was left on the card that they bought.
They'll make note of the total, lowlifes without spine,
And then use that gift card to go shopping on line!

Before you start thinking they can be detected,
Just remember gift cards are not password protected.
So be cautious this season near the gift card rack -
Beware of the person who puts their gift card back.

Need more info - click here: http://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/giftcard.asp

© Michael V. Ziemski, SchoolAdvancement, 2007

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