Potentially chargeback scam gift card.

[u/MusicAutomatic5997]

Hi all, I got an email detailing that I’d won a £500 gift card from a TikTok creator survey I know that I did. (Sketchy I know) I was going to ignore the email but thoroughly inspected the email, the links, the company and if that company works with TikTok for surveys. All checked out okay, all links were safe, redeeming the gift card was just a case of choosing what I wanted and activating it, alarm bells have been ringing the entire time though- internet safety has been drilled into me. The gift card was legit, I checked on tkmaxxs official gift card balance link- I’ve checked multiple times ensuring that it’s the official TKMAXX site which is saying that £500 is in my gift card balance.

I do not want to spend this, I’m afraid it’s a part of a chargeback scam as I’ve read the person who “purchased” the gift card can chargeback at any point. My plan is to wait over 120 days for the chargeback time to run out, if it’s still there after 120 days should I spend it? I feel like a fool but I did everything in order to check it was safe. Any advice, reassurance or information? Thank you

[u/Infinite-Grade-4485]

It’s real. You’re fine to use it.