I am surprised this scam hasn’t surfaced sooner or in more ways.

As reported for the Detroit area, scammers/sellers list discounted gift cards on Craiglist.  The sellers even encourage buyers to check out the gift cards online at the retailers website and freely give them the gift card numbers.

Once the purchase is completed, the sellers claim the card has been stolen, they received a replacement, and the original gift card is left worthless.  The scammer ends up with a new gift card and the sale proceeds.

Update:  Here is a news story about just such a scam where the scammer was actually arrested.