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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...