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

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Gift cards, or pre-paid credit cards from Visa, Mastercard, or AMEX gift are common. Chances are you’ve given one to someone or you have one yourself. The common issue is not ...

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

In a series of Channel 2 Action News investigations, we’ve shown you how gift cards can be drained and emptied by thieves before the gift recipient ever gets a chance to use the card. Get a gift ...

Gift cards are a popular and convenient gift-giving option, but they are also a target for scammers. Stay one step ahead and ...

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Almost half the people reading this story have a gift card in their wallet or at home right now, data shows. And if they bought a gift card from major beauty retailer Sephora, it's possible the card ...

Organized. Overseas. And ongoing. Those words describe a crime wave that targets U.S. gift cards. The NBC Bay Area Responds team has spent the past few months investigating the scam, following the ...

Whether you've received a Vanilla Gift Card as a gift or bought it yourself as a way to pay for transactions without using your personal credit or debit card, at some point you may want to use it for ...