Organized crime has quietly turned the humble gift card into a billion dollar pipeline, draining balances before recipients ...

While many gift card scams involve thieves demanding payments via prepaid cards, there's a less obvious type of fraud known ...

If you plan to give or get a gift card, read on for what consumers should know to avoid a draining scam. While shopping for a gift card at Walgreens, David Wimett said he took precautions. “I looked ...

Earlier this year, NBC 5 Responds tracked consumer complaints about vanishing gift card balances. Consumers reported someone else was able to empty the card before the gift could be used. In June, we ...

Almost half the people reading this story have a gift card in their wallet or at home right now, data shows. And if they bought a gift card from major beauty retailer Sephora, it's possible the card ...

Last year, 43% of Americans reported having unused gift cards, according to consumer financial site Bankrate. Here's how you can avoid missing on out the money.

Whether you've received a Vanilla Gift Card as a gift or bought it yourself as a way to pay for transactions without using your personal credit or debit card, at some point you may want to use it for ...