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

And if you do end up with a scam card, you can file a report with the gift card issuer, though your mileage may vary in terms ...

New online tools make it effortless for users to check, activate, and manage prepaid gift cards-all in one place. Lancaster, California--(Newsfile Corp. - October 20, 2025) - GiftCardMall.org has ...

The Texas Legislature recently tightened laws against cloning and tampering with gift cards as thieves target consumers.

Why does it cost $4 to activate a gift card? Encino resident Carol Powell, 67, posed that question to me after being told by a Target cashier about the cost for getting a $25 prepaid card up and ...

The longer you wait to use a gift card, the more opportunities scammers have for gift card fraud. Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost Photo:Getty Images Gift cards are a popular last-minute present many ...

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

Got a gift card lying around in some drawer? Samsung Pay now lets you digitize it so you don’t have to worry about losing or forgetting about it. Following the addition of public transit card support ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recently signed the Gift Card Scams ...

You buy a prepaid card . You load it with love, hope, and hard-earned money . You slip it into a Christmas card, smiling at ...

From cold weather gear to supplies to fight off a cold, here are some of the best deals we found on winter essentials during ...