Thanks to this sub avoided scam

My son was almost a victim of a sugar daddy scam when the scammer “paid off” his credit card bill, then demanded to be paid back with gift cards. As soon as he told me, I recognized the scam instantly, notified the cc company that the payment was fraudulent, had the card stopped, and blocked and ignored the scammer. Family members are now getting nasty messages including gory threats, but I warned the family to expect those. Thank you to all on this sub who educated me to recognize this scam.