Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you are a victim of a fraud scheme involving Apple gift cards, federal authorities want to hear from you. Victims of the ...

Gift cards remain one of the most popular holiday gifts, but scammers are finding new ways to steal your money before you even buy them. Federal investigators say gift card fraud has grown into a ...

Missouri's attorney general is warning about scammers targeting consumers through deceptive and high-pressure gift card schemes. Catherine Hanaway said millions of dollars are lost to gift card fraud ...

The AARP runs ads claiming that any request to pay by gift card is always a scam. Patrick McKenzie, writing at Bits About Money, points out this is technically false - gift cards are a legitimate ...

The hit: Once a cashier activates the card for a unknowing buyer, the crook drains it fast—often before it’s even used Avoid it: Check the PIN/scratch area for tampering, grab from the back, pay with ...

Despite your best intentions, it can be difficult to get everyone in your circle a perfect – or at least personal – gift.So you turn to Plan B: gift cards. Easy to get. Easy to use. Usually ...