Physicist makes $300k jediing CCs Money Order and Gift Cards

1. 2021-03-11 at 3:18 AM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole

   A physicist’s financial experiment netted him $300,000 From Credit-Card Rewards
   
   °American Express card offered unlimited 5% rewards at grocery stores and pharmacies after he had spent $6,500.
   °Use reward cards to buy $1 coins from the US Mint. The transaction has no shipping charges.
   °Used gift cards to buy money orders, then used the money orders to make deposits in his bank account, then used that money to pay his credit-card bill.
   °In a $500 transaction, the 5% rewards would yield $25—more than enough to cover gift-card fees of about $5 and the $1 fee on the money order.

   https://www.thestreet.com/mishtalk/economics/man-makes-300000-racking-up-6-4-million-in-credit-card-charges
   
   I don't really understand all of the scheme, but it seems legit.