The holiday season, a time traditionally associated with thoughtful giving, has unfortunately become a prime opportunity for ...

Authorities estimate that sophisticated organized criminal groups are “draining” gift cards before genuine shoppers ever use ...

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.

Four fraud victims who were tricked by con artists into buying Target gift cards as part of scams allege the retailer is purposefully failing to catch criminals because the company profits from ...

Just in time for holiday shopping, new laws in Maryland and New Jersey that aim to combat gift card fraud have come into effect. These measures, along with similar laws recently enacted in other ...

WINNECONNE (WLUK) -- Authorities are reminding residents to be cautious after scammers recently defrauded a Winneconne woman out of $1,500. According to a news release Monday from the Winneconne ...

Scammers are reviving the Xfinity imposter scam, now claiming that a previously offered 50% discount is being removed, and threatening a $1,000 fee for non-response — urging victims to call back ...

A Reddit user searched for the term “Target gift card balance” on Google mobile and found that the very first result is an ad, titled “Check Gift Card Balance - Target.” But the site is not Target.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Several members of a Bend church have become the latest intended targets of a gift-card scam that has been around for years but appears to be getting more sophisticated all the ...