Punishing stolen Itunes Gift Card theives?

I just got a gift card and I peeled it off the paper it stuck to, and found the code had already been scratched off. I tried the code and it had already been redeemed.
I'm pretty infuriated. Can I report this stolen code to Apple so they can ban the guy who stole it, at least?

wait nevermind delete topic please

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