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.

Gift cards are convenient and thoughtful gifts, but they’re also an easy target for scams. By staying informed and cautious, you can protect your money and personal information.

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Gift card fraud can be a gateway to even more complex cyber fraud. In the worst-case scenario, thieves can move on to stealing your payment details, draining your bank account and even stealing ...

According to the Federal Trade Commission, gift card scams accounted for $217 million of the more than $10 billion U.S. consumers lost to financial scams in 2023.

MIAMI — Whether you're giving or receiving a gift card this holiday season, check to make sure you're not falling for a scam. "Scam reports are up 50 percent for 2023/2022 and we're not even ...

If anyone tells you to pay with a gift card or to buy gift cards for anything other than a gift, it’s a scam. You’ll lose your money, and you won’t be able to get it back.

These scams can also do serious damage to your wallet. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that consumers lost a total of $233 million to fraudsters in 2021, thanks to gift card scams.

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Gift card fraud specifically resulted in the loss of $54.4 million in the third quarter of 2024, with 11,743 incidents reported to the FTC.

Gift card scams are on the rise—and they may be happening just feet from your place in the checkout line. In the first nine months of 2021, nearly 40,000 consumers reported losing $148 million ...

On Dec. 1, the New Britain Township Police Department told Facebook followers about multiple reports of the gift card draining scam involving 100 Visa Vanilla and Apple gift cards.