Gamasutra - An Xbox engineer used gift cards to fuel a $10 million fraud spree
https://gamasutra.com/view/news/384519/An_Xbox_engineer_used_gift_cards_to_fuel_a_10_million_fraud_spree.php
The crime worked like this: Kvashuk would use an internal testing account to purchase the strings of codes. These accounts weren’t supposed to be able to complete real purchases—but that restriction was only limited to physical objects. Digital transactions, like gift card codes, could be completed.
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