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   Beware of phone calls urging you to purchase Bloomingdale's Gift Cards to pay for services not related to Bloomingdale's or bloomingdales.com. Bloomingdale's Gift Cards can only be used at Bloomingdale's, bloomingdales.com and Bloomingdale's Outlets and not at any other location, company or agency.
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   Most gift card scams happen when a fraudster contacts you—by phone, email, online or through social media—to coerce you into purchasing Bloomingdale's Gift Cards to pay for services not related to Macy’s.
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     Remember
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   : No legitimate business, company or government entity will
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    EVER
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   require that you pay for services or any other transaction with a Bloomingdale's Gift Card (or any other gift card). This includes:
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      IRS
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      FBI
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      The Treasury Department
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      Law Enforcement Offices
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      City, state or federal government agencies
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      Utility companies
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      Bail bond services
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      Debt collectors
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      Banking institutions
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      Hospitals
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      Law offices
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     <li>
      Private companies
      <span style="font-weight:bold;">
      </span>
     </li>
    </ul>
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   Other precautions to help you avoid Bloomingdale's Gift Card fraud:
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      Don't provide Bloomingdale's Gift Card numbers or CID numbers to anyone you don’t know
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      Don't check your Bloomingdale's Gift Card balances on any online sites besides bloomingdales.com
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      Scammers will often try to convince you that they are helping your close friend or family member, and will try to make you provide them with personal information, including gift card numbers. Do not provide them with any information. Hang up and contact your friend or family member immediately
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      Scammers can manipulate your caller ID to make it look like a legitimate company or agency, so ensure that you scrutinize your ID readouts when you get calls
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      Never click on email links, online ads or websites that offer free Bloomingdale's Gift Cards
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    </ul>
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  If you think that you've been subject to gift card fraud or any sort of identity fraud,
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   report the incident to your local law enforcement office
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  and contact Bloomingdale's Gift Card Customer Service at
  <a href="tel:8005112752">
   800-511-2752
  </a>
  if you think your Bloomingdale's Gift Card has been compromised.
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   Report suspicious behavior
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    Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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      Report IRS impersonation scams to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration: visit
      <a href="https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml">
       https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml
      </a>
      or call
      <a href="tel:8003664484">
       800-366-4484
      </a>
     </li>
     <li>
      If you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS directly at
      <a href="tel:8008291040">
       800-829-1040
      </a>
     </li>
    </ul>
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      Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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      Contact the FTC, which handles complaints about deceptive or unfair business practices
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      To file a complaint, visit
      <a href="https://ftccomplaintassistant.gov/" target="_blank">
       https://ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
      </a>
      , call
      <a href="tel:18773824357">
       1-877-FTC-HELP
      </a>
      , or write to: Federal Trade Commission, CRC-240, Washington, D.C. 20580
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      For updates on other types of potential scams, check out the FTC’s “scam alert” website at
      <a href="https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts" target="_blank">
       https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts
      </a>
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    </ul>
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   Avoid becoming a victim of scams
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     <li>
      <span style="font-weight:bold;">
       Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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      :
      <a href="https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-scams-consumer-alerts " target="_blank">
       https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-scams-consumer-alerts
      </a>
     </li>
     <li>
      <span style="font-weight:bold;">
       Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
      </span>
      10 Things You Can Do to Avoid Fraud:
      <a href="https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0060-10-things-you-can-do-avoid-fraud" target="_blank">
       https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0060-10-things-you-can-do-avoid-fraud
      </a>
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     <li>
      <span style="font-weight:bold;">
       The National Council on Aging
      </span>
      Top 10 Financial Scams Targeting Seniors:
      <a href="https://www.ncoa.org/economic-security/money-management/scams-security/top-10-scams-targeting-seniors/" target="_blank">
       https://www.ncoa.org/economic-security/money-management/scams-security/top-10-scams-targeting-seniors/
      </a>
     </li>
     <li>
      <span style="font-weight:bold;">
       Fraud.Org
      </span>
      A Project of the National Consumer League:
      <a href="http://www.fraud.org/home" target="_blank">
       http://www.fraud.org/home
      </a>
     </li>
    </ul>
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