There are some weird scammers out there

[headtheball]

My bank sent my debit card to the wrong address once, and whoever got it cleaned me out. It was back in my student days, so it was all the money I'd earned during the summer (a couple of grand!).

I found out when i tried to get some cash out to buy a train ticket home from Dublin, and the machine laughed in my face. Oh, what fun.

[opprobrium_9]

That's pretty messed up, sounds like it is someone you know who did that.  Or you have a very serious stalker on your hands!

[7thSon]

In situations like these, the retailer is the one liable to recoup the costs, the Bank will just take the money back, rather than paying out of it's own pocket.

So don't go spending/selling the vouchers, because the retailer could ask for them back/charge you.

Maybe like most retailers, because they're liable in cases of fraud, they only ships to the registered cardholder address, and that caught the scammer out, so the giftvouchers arrived to you.

I would expect them to notice though that the vouchers went out to your address and are recoverable, so I would wait a few months to see if you hear from them. They might have contacted the police to investigate, so even if they hadn't noticed that you got the vouchers and not the scammer, they might notice it sometime afterwards.

[B3]

I certainly wouldn't spend those vouchers, and don't let anyone know your exact date of birth since banks often still think it's a good method of verification!!!!!!!!!!
I had a similar thing where lot's of £49.99 (apparently under £50, the verification is easier) had been taken all in one day right up to the end of my overdraft limit but Lloyds TSB never gave the money back. Someone had been applying for cards in my name as well and screwed up my credit rating. Turned out that if I'd gone to the police first, they'd have given it  back. What bank are you with? I'm tempted to
transfer my account there.