If you're going to buy a gift card or prepaid debit card for someone this holiday season, check the back of the card for a fake or tampered bar code.This comes after police uncovered a crime ring ...

EMBARRASSMENT OF GIVING A WORTHLESS GIFT. GIFT CARDS EXPECTED TO BE THE MOST POPULAR TYPE OF PRESENT HOLIDAY SEASON. FOR THE 16TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ACCORDING TO WALLETHUB. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, CROOKS ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The holidays are right around the corner, and unfortunately there are unwelcome gifts that keep on taking. This is a low-tech scam, but one that’s happening right now in stores ...

Shoppers buying gifts cards for friends and family this holiday season are being urged to carefully examine the cards to avoid a new scam. Some shoppers have recently been victimized by scammers who ...

The holiday season is, unfortunately, a great time to be a scammer, according to the National Consumers League. The FBI says thousands of people become a victim of holiday scams every year, and ...

Authorities nationwide are issuing a warning about a gift card scam called card draining as many holiday shoppers look to buy gift cards as Christmas gifts. They are warning those that have purchased ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a disturbing and "very sophisticated" gift card scam that has national and international implications. The sheriff’s office told Fox ...