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Steam's tired of gift card scams, so it's killing them off for good

As the world's progressively trended harder towards an all-digital future, my Millennial self has only clinged to the physical harder. Old PS2 games. A 2006 iPod Nano; the list of relics of a bygone era that populate my house is ever-growing. At Christmas, I would be gassed to see a Steam gift card slip out of a card,...

As the world's progressively trended harder towards an all-digital future, my Millennial self has only clinged to the physical harder. Old PS2 games. A 2006 iPod Nano; the list of relics of a bygone era that populate my house is ever-growing. At Christmas, I would be gassed to see a Steam gift card slip out of a card, but even that tangible good is going away, with Valve announcing it will no longer restock them. However, as the firm points out, it's for good reason, as scammers continue to adapt to its preventative measures.

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