[US] Purchased $1000 worth of apple/xbox gift cards for scammer

Impersonation Reddit Reported Verified United States GiftCardScam BusinessEmailCompromise BossImpersonation ImpersonationScam SocialEngineering FinancialFraud AppleGiftCardScam XboxGiftCardScam ScamAwareness FraudPrevention UnitedStates
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So I got an email from someone pretending to be my boss’ boss that asked me to purchase $1000 worth of gift cards to “surprise employees” with a promise of reimbursement. I believed this and went to CVS and bought the gift cards (2 $250 Apple Cards and 2 $250 xbox cards) using my debit card, and ... ... (sign in to view full description)
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