Gift card companies are adding protections for consumers, who are increasingly being duped into sending funds to online scammers through store credit. In 2022, nearly 65,000 consumers were swindled ...

Would you ever dream of buying a beautiful gift, maybe a cashmere sweater or a diamond necklace, and have it gift-wrapped at the store, only to watch your special someone open the box and discover it ...

MIAMI — Whether you're giving or receiving a gift card this holiday season, check to make sure you're not falling for a scam. "Scam reports are up 50 percent for 2023/2022 and we're not even done with ...

So, you’re planning on giving some gift cards this holiday season? Well, be careful, because what you end up buying may not be what you think. Gift card draining is a scam that has wreaked havoc among ...

Plenty of people use gift cards to obtain Christmas presents for family and friends to show their affection. He added the holiday shopping season presents plenty of opportunities for scammers to get ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — When it comes to holiday shopping, more than half of consumers say they will buy at least one gift card. In fact, it’s estimated that over $29 billion will be spent on gift cards ...

Richard Zelinka often sends Vanilla Visa gift cards to his sister in San Diego. But recently, she had a problem. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. “She called me one time and ...

A lot of companies use gift cards around the holidays to thank their employees, but it's not much of a bonus if the gift cards they hand out are already empty. That happened to several companies this ...

There once was a time when gift cards were frowned upon and deemed thoughtless, lazy, impersonal, even tacky. To give a prepaid certificate instead of a tangible object beautifully wrapped up in box ...

REAL MONEY. IT’S CERTAINLY NOT THE FIRST TIME GERMANTOWN POLICE HAVE INVESTIGATED A GIFT CARD SCAM, BUT THE ONE EARLY MONDAY AT THE SPEEDWAY ON COUNTY LINE ROAD STANDS OUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE WAS A ...