Scammers convinced a Santa Cruz woman she was in trouble with the law -- but after initially falling for their tricks, the ...

Three Los Angeles County residents were found guilty by a jury today of scheming to launder the proceeds of scams targeting older adults and other victims who were conned into buying Target gift cards ...

A 63-year-old woman is speaking out after nearly losing $1,800 in a gift card scam — a scheme experts say is increasingly ...

Retailers now have fresh power to say no when you swipe, even if your credit card is valid and your account is in good ...

Gift cards are one of the most popular holiday gifts nationwide, but the same convenience that makes them attractive also makes them a frequent target for fraud. According to the Retail Gift Card ...

Investigators who followed Zhenjun Wei to eight Target stores eventually recovered 180 gift cards that had been tampered with ...

Gift cards are one of the most popular holiday presents to give, but they’re also one of the easiest for scammers to compromise. That leaves you with a gift card that’s already depleted by the ...

Carding is the use of stolen credit card information to buy gift cards that can be used like cash. Learn how to protect ...

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 ...

Web skimming campaigns use obfuscated JavaScript code to steal credit card data from checkout pages without detection by ...

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