You should especially be wary if they request gift cards from popular retailers like Target, Walmart or eBay. Other gift card scams look like deals that are too good to be true, ...

Gift cards are more vulnerable to bad actors than some expect. There are ways that consumers can fight back against the gift card-draining scams that are out there.

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), consumers reported 48,800 cases of gift card or reload card fraud totaling more than $228 million in losses in 2022.

eBay gift cards are safe to use, but there are some important things to keep in mind to avoid scams and fraud: No legitimate business, government agency, or any other professional will ask you for ...

Avoid buying gift cards from online auction sites like eBay. ... As we head into the holiday season, it’s important to keep an eye out for these six gift card scams we’ve talked about.

One of the cards was issued by eBay. ... Safeway tells FOX31 they train staff to identify gift card scams, including those where crooks drain cards after they are activated by customers.

Oao told KITV4, "I'm on the Big Island of Hawaii, got scammed out of $800.00 on a vehicle (that was) supposed to be coming in from Montana, and I got suckered into it, by using eBay gift cards ...

However, deals on gift cards aren’t the only thing consumers should be looking out for this shopping season according to Simone Williams with the Better Business Bureau.

Patricia Jackson paid $100 cash for an eBay gift card at the Langhorne Road CVS store on July 8. She got a receipt, validating that they activated the card, but when she sent it to her friend to ...

The advertisement for the trailer was from a fake eBay ad on Craigslist, state police said. The 82-year-old victim, from Latrobe, bought $1,000 worth of eBay gift cards to make the purchase.

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane man was scammed out of $2,000 online after attempting to buy a second car, only priced at $800 in Montana, using eBay gift cards.