New Gift Card Scam Uses Barcode Stickers to Steal Your Cash Scammers cover up real gift card barcodes with custom codes, allowing them to quietly load your cash onto their cards at checkout.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - An Alabama woman is alerting others to a gift card scam. In a message posted on Facebook, Kandi Tucker said she was given a Visa gift card that was purchased from the CVS ...

The Better Business Bureau in British Columbia is warning people of a new scam that tricks consumers into lining the pockets of scammers, instead of loading the gift card at the checkout. According to ...

Gift cards can be like cash. But the money is accessed using a PIN assigned to the card, so that code should be securely concealed from view when you buy it. If you’re shopping for a gift card off a ...

Gift cards make a convenient last-minute holiday gift for the hard-to-buy-for person on your list. They make ideal stocking stuffers, except when they’re empty.

Police are warning holiday shoppers about ongoing scams where gift card barcodes are tampered with so that scammers keep the cash value of the card. We spoke to experts about what to watch for while ...

Scammers have come up with a new, hard-to-detect way to earn money from physical gift cards during the holidays. As CTVNews reports, shoppers in Canada are being warned to check the barcode on gift ...