How to avoid falling for a gift card draining scam

Gift cards remain one of the most popular holiday gifts, but scammers are finding new ways to steal before you even buy them.
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Kentucky man out hundreds of dollars after falling victim to gift card scam

A Kentucky man is out of hundreds of dollars after a scammer replaced real gift cards with fake ones.At first, the man thought Kroger and Home Depot were to blame for his blank gift cards, but it was ...
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‘You feel like you are being robbed’: Louisville man victim of in-store gift card scam

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville man is out of hundreds of dollars in gift cards after a scammer replaced the real ones in a Kroger store with fakes. “This is a 200-dollar piece of plastic,” said ...
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New scam: Cloned gift cards, spyware that tracks reloading

BEAVERTON -- A Beaverton man has been accused of creating the latest scam to steal people s money -- cloning gift cards. By electronically copying one gift card to another he stole more than $7,000 ...
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Buying gift cards this holiday? Here’s how to make sure the one you give actually works

Thieves are stealing and tampering with gift cards on store shelves, draining the balances the moment they’re activated and ...
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I-Team: Gift card scams cost consumers

A new scam is popping up all over New England: criminals taking advantage of everyday gift cards. A former hacker interviewed by NBC 10's I-Team said gift cards can also be an easy way for high-tech ...
Forbes

Gift Cards: A Strategy For Retailers And Consumers

Peter Vogt is the Co-Founder & CEO of Prepaid2Cash, a gift card redemption app providing a secure solution to turn prepaid cards into cash. In an era marked by rising inflation, gift cards have become ...