Susan Tompor: Don`t do your boss any favors buying gift cards - it`s likely a scam
(WorldNews Business)

We`ve had the `one ring` phone scam, the fake IRS phone calls, the scam that tricks you into thinking that your Social Security number has been connected to some car in Texas that was involved with running drugs across the border. And now we have the `Can you do me a favor?` scam. Sure, you`re thinking `Hey, I know quite a few folks who ask for favors and run that scam everyday.` But trust us, this one has a new twist. `Usually, it starts with an email,` said Amy Nofziger, AARP fraud expert. The email could look like it`s from your boss, maybe your minister or pastor, maybe the principal of your school. A 31-year-old woman who had just started a job in April didn`t think twice when she got...