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 ...

Millions of people buy gift cards for the holiday season. But one woman learned why a Visa or Mastercard gift card may not ...

While consumers can fall victim to a variety of scams, experts say gift card draining was one of the most common scams that affected people's lives in 2023. What's worse, just about any gift card is ...

A shopper is warning others to be careful after his mother bought a gift card which turned out to be fake. Jake Eden said she ...

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 ...

With the holiday season comes more shopping and with more shopping comes more scams and fraudsters looking to take advantage of your holiday goodwill. From supposed charities looking for "donations" ...

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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 ...

The U.S.. Post Office recently issued a warning about leaving mail sitting in drop boxes overnight. That warning is especially important when it comes to sending gift cards, mail officials warned. The ...

Shoppers are strategically shifting toward more gift card purchases to maintain holiday gifting traditions amid economic ...