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 ...

Florida is cracking down on gift card fraud with a brand new crime and penalties starting at a potential jail sentence of up ...

Scammers cover up real gift card barcodes with custom codes, allowing them to quietly load your cash onto their cards at checkout. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year ...

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" ...

In the summer of 2021, several readers asked Snopes to investigate a suspicious-looking promotion for a free $3,000 gift card for the Publix supermarket chain. Readers reported receiving direct ...

On May 17, the El Cajon Police Department informed their 21,000-plus Instagram followers of the trending "Gift Card Scam" happening at big box stores around the country — including San Diego County.

Getting a gift card for your favorite store or website is always a welcome treat. But receiving gift cards can also be annoying in some ways—like when you don’t use the entire balance and end up with ...