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Phishing & Social Engineering

Gift Card Scams: The "Are You Available?" CEO Fraud

"Are you available? I need a quick favor." It's the opening line of a gift card scam impersonating your CEO - low-tech, high-volume, and aimed at new and junior staff. Here's the pattern and the one rule that stops it.

Thomas Eriksson·6/25/2026·7 min read