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Valve halts physical Steam gift card production amid scammer adaptations

Valve is discontinuing the production of physical Steam gift cards for retailers due to ongoing adaptation by scammers. The company has found that despite implementing various security measures, fraudsters continue to find ways to exploit the system. Consequently, once existing retail stock is depleted, these physical gift cards will no longer be available. AI

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Valve halts physical Steam gift card production amid scammer adaptations

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    📰 Valve won't let retailers stock physical Steam gift cards anymore because "scammers have adapted" to whatever security measures they've tried Valve have stopp

    📰 Valve won't let retailers stock physical Steam gift cards anymore because "scammers have adapted" to whatever security measures they've tried Valve have stopped producing physical Steam Gift Cards for retailers, meaning once the current stock runs out you won't see them anywher…