Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Banking regulations haven't caught up with gift cards, which fraudsters are using to steal money from people in ways that are ...

With the holiday season just around the corner, many of us are gearing up to spread some cheer with gift cards. However, it’s important to remember that these convenient gifts are also a favorite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In gift card fraud, everybody but the victim makes money: fraudsters, gift card companies and retailers. Photo by Tara ...

WHY GIFT CARDS COULD BE YOUR TIP OFF. FOLKS, I’VE TOLD YOU BEFORE, THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF SCAMS OUT THERE, BUT THE COMMON DENOMINATOR AMONG MANY OF THEM IS HOW SCAMMERS ASK FOR YOUR MONEY GIFT CARDS.

Gift cards are a very popular and convenient way to give a gift this holiday season to your friends or family, but they can also be a target for scammers who want to steal your money or personal ...

A man who sold more than 500,000 gift card account numbers over the internet was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison in the Middle District Court in Baton Rouge, U.S. Attorney Ronald Gathe Jr.

Kiosk of gift cards on sale a at Target store. The cards are given as presents and have a monetary value that recipients use towards purchases at stores, restaurants, movie theaters, or money is ...

In yet another reminder that the internet can be a minefield of deceit, a woman from Brook Park, Ohio, claims she was scammed out of several hundred dollars by someone posing as a Hertz representative ...

Gift cards are a very popular and convenient way to give a gift this holiday season to your friends or family, but they can also be a target for scammers who want to steal your money or personal ...

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - State police have a word of warning about gift card scams after a Jefferson County man was swindled. Troopers said the man was on Facebook when he received a message that ...

If the gift card you’re about to buy isn’t for a gift, put it down and walk away, the Federal Trade Commission warns. If someone on the phone with you as you’re checking out is telling you what to do ...

Millions of shoppers turn to the quick and traditionally easy choice for giving a Christmas present — a gift card. Don’t be quick to go that route, experts say. And if you do, take extra precautions.