Gift cards are one of the most popular gifts to give, but more and more, gift cards are being used as the No. 1 tool for scammers. Vanessa Hale learned that the hard way after losing $800 to a gift ...

This scam can be deeply frustrating, and it’s deceptively simple: You order an item, open the box and there’s nothing there. Scammers can trick you into buying an empty box by burying phrases like ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The holiday season is a time for giving. But for scammers, it’s also a time for taking. For one Louisville great-grandmother, the season of cheer turned into a frustrating ...

Gift card scams cost Americans nearly $217 Million dollars in 2023. 25 News is taking a look at how this happens and how ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — One woman told 2 NEWS she felt violated after she purchased a gift card and had those funds stolen electronically. Economic experts say all kinds of scams increase during the ...

Authorities are working to crack down on an impostor phone scam in which the caller pretends to be a DEA agent and then tries to steal the victim's money -- often by having them purchase gift cards.

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 ...

PINOLE, Calif. -- Police are warning about an innovative gift card scam that's going around this holiday season. Shoppers in California recently lost hundreds of dollars to the scam. They bought gift ...

ROCHE HAS THEIR STORY. STATE POLICE SAY AN ELDERLY LEBANON COUNTY COUPLE LOST MONEY IN A GIFT CARD SCAM. THEY WERE APPROACHED BY A SCAM THAT WE’VE TOLD YOU ABOUT BEFORE. FOLKS, AN OFFER CLAIMING TO BE ...

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 ...

OZAUKEE COUNTY (WLUK) -- A Chicago man is accused in a "large scale gift card scam" that police believe spanned several states and likely hit several cities in Northeast Wisconsin. Guangguo Zhu, 52, ...