The card draining scam leaves gift card purchasers with an empty balance despite having paid for the card. Several local and national law enforcement agencies have recently issued warnings about ...

ATLANTA — We have been hearing from Channel 2 Action News viewers in the hours since our investigation into empty gift cards first aired on Thursday.. Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert to make sure you’re not giving scammers a gift this holiday: People are losing millions of dollars to gift card draining, where scammers steal the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Gift cards are a popular and convenient gift-giving option, but they are also a target for scammers. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) encourages you to stay one step ...

This means that when you or your recipient try to use the gift card, it will be empty or invalid. How to avoid this scam. Check the packaging of the gift card before buying it.

The woman was identified as Bifeng Xie, 32, of Riverside. Police alleged that Chen and Xie had stolen empty gift cards to retrieve card numbers and pin information before replacing them inside stores.

In the AARP gift card survey, 84 percent of those who received an empty gift card tried to resolve the issue by calling the number on the card or speaking with a store manager.

According to the Campbell Police Department, the suspects stole empty gift cards and replaced them with ones they had tampered with. 13 unlicensed contractors busted in South Bay: CSLB ...

Deputies seize 800 allegedly stolen gift cards from two Chinese nationals 01:55. Two people from Southern California allegedly running a scam involving tampered retail gift cards were arrested in ...

Data from the Federal Trade Commission show in the first half of 2024, Americans lost almost $3 million to this type of fraud. Consumer experts say while retailers are working to secure gift card ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Gift cards are a popular and convenient gift-giving option, but they are also a target for scammers. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) encourages you to stay one step ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Gift cards are a popular and convenient gift-giving option, but they are also a target for scammers. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) encourages you to stay one step ...