While many gift card scams involve thieves demanding payments via prepaid cards, there's a less obvious type of fraud known ...

Organized crime has quietly turned the humble gift card into a billion dollar pipeline, draining balances before recipients ...

Stay vigilant against gift card scams as Christmas nears. Protect your holiday gifts and finances with these essential tips.

Catherine Hanaway said millions of dollars are lost to gift card fraud every year. The Federal Trade Commission released data ...

Gift cards remain one of the most popular holiday gifts, but scammers are finding new ways to steal your money before you even buy them. Federal investigators say gift card fraud has grown into a ...

EMBARRASSMENT OF GIVING A WORTHLESS GIFT. GIFT CARDS EXPECTED TO BE THE MOST POPULAR TYPE OF PRESENT HOLIDAY SEASON. FOR THE 16TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ACCORDING TO WALLETHUB. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, CROOKS ...

(WJAR) — Susan Dacey of Warwick is sending a warning to consumers after a Lowe's gift card she purchased from CVS was drained before her son-in-law could spend it. “He went to use it and there was no ...

Once a card is purchased, a criminal can drain the gift card before you get to use it. To steer clear of tampered cards, ...

Gift cards were supposed to be the safest, simplest present in the holiday arsenal. Instead, criminals have quietly turned them into a billion‑dollar pipeline, draining balances before many buyers or ...

EL CAJON, Calif. — Buyer beware! Your next trip to the store could end up making you the victim to two scams hitting San Diego County stores: one involving gift cards and the other involving card ...