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The gift card scam hidden on Australian supermarket shelves

Steadysingle sourceOne outlet reported this, in 2 reports over 2 days - no second voice in this corpus.
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
  1. ABC News (Australia)seen 31 Aug, 00:12headline rewritten

    The gift card tampering scam costing shoppers thousandsThe gift card scam hidden on Australian supermarket shelves

Sun, 30 August 2026Tue, 1 September 2026

What it is about

ABCAustralian supermarket shelvesAustraliaColesNSW PoliceApplePoliceSydney

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
ABC News (Australia)1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report
30 Aug, 18:52over 48 hours1 Sept, 18:38

How it spread - 2 original reports

  1. Sun, 30 August 2026

    1 report
    • ABC News (Australia)18:52first to reportedited after publishing

      previouslyThe gift card tampering scam costing shoppers thousands

      An ABC investigation discovers gift cards that have been tampered with are being sold by Australia's biggest supermarkets, with charges even being laid over the issue.

  2. Tue, 1 September 2026

    1 report

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