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 ...

Investigators say scam toll and postal texts are part of a billion-dollar phishing operation run by criminal networks in ...

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 ...

A judge has decided a Chinese national charged with taking part in a gift card tampering scheme in Louisville will soon be ...

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 ...

As of October 1, Florida has made large-scale gift card fraud a third-degree felony. Scammers who steal $750 or more through ...

CHICO — Ah yes, one of the strangest trends to emerge from fraud culture, the gift card scam. Or maybe I should say the gift card element to the scams because gift cards have become a mainstay in ...

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 ...

Around the holidays, it’s easy to fall victim to a scam while shopping, paying for gifts, or waiting for packages. “Scammers have become incredibly sophisticated in their attempts. They are getting ...

Florida is cracking down on gift card fraud with a brand new crime and penalties starting at a potential jail sentence of up to one year. It went into effect Wednesday, Oct. 1.

NEED TO BE AWARE OF IN THE QUIET VILLAGE OF GRAFTON. A MAJOR GIFT CARD SCAM RING BUST JUST BEFORE THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON. INSIDE THE CAR, THERE WAS TWO FULL BAGS OF GIFT CARDS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT ...

Scammers now ask their victims to pay them with gift cards because they're a convenient way to steal money and they're ...