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

Authorities estimate that sophisticated organized criminal groups are “draining” gift cards before genuine shoppers ever use ...

Are gift cards on your holiday shopping list? Beware, there’s a new scam where the balance on cards you buy may disappear before it can be used. It’s called gift card draining. According to a news ...

Scammers are trying to get Instacart shoppers to buy gift cards that the scammers use — but don't pay for, leaving others on the hook for the cost.

Gift cards are key. They’re fast, hard to trace, and irreversible once the code is shared. By asking for photos or digital ...

Popular holiday scams include fake delivery notifications, gift card scams, charity scams and more. Scams seem to be getting more and more convincing each year, but learning to spot the signs can help ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Gift card scams are a growing problem. The method of separating consumers and their money used to be by ...

Gift cards can be like cash. But the money is accessed using a PIN assigned to the card, so that code should be securely concealed from view when you buy it. If you’re shopping for a gift card off a ...

It seems like there’s always a new DMV text scam or suspect website out there reaching out to you about unclaimed money. While there’s no official “scam season,” savvy scammers have honed in on some ...

A Vancouver woman who lost thousands in a retail gift card scam is urging others to watch for tampered cards and suspicious ...

Despite your best intentions, it can be difficult to get everyone in your circle a perfect – or at least personal – gift.So you turn to Plan B: gift cards. Easy to get. Easy to use. Usually ...