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

The longer you wait to use a gift card, the more opportunities scammers have for gift card fraud. Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost Photo:Getty Images Gift cards are a popular last-minute present many ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recently signed the Gift Card Scams ...

The FBI warned retail companies in the United States that a financially motivated hacking group has been targeting employees in their gift card departments in phishing attacks since at least January ...

As we head into the holiday shopping season this fall, there's no bigger waste of your money than purchasing a gift card that's worth nothing at all. Unfortunately, buying an already-drained or ...

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Every year, millions of Americans find themselves in a holiday bind: staring at empty store shelves, scrolling online or stressing out over finding the right gifts for everyone on their lists. But the ...

Millions are in the throes of navigating the endless holiday gifting gauntlet. Trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list is stressful. And expensive. What do you get your picky ...