It looks like some Grinches are targeting gift cards this year. Police in Boca Raton, Florida recently posted an image on Facebook showing a gift card with a bogus barcode on the back. Police ...

EMBARRASSMENT OF GIVING A WORTHLESS GIFT. GIFT CARDS EXPECTED TO BE THE MOST POPULAR TYPE OF PRESENT HOLIDAY SEASON. FOR THE 16TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ACCORDING TO WALLETHUB. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, CROOKS ...

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.

(WHDH) — Police are warning Christmas shoppers to beware of scammers who are placing fake barcodes on gift cards this holiday season. Scammers are printing out their own barcodes and placing them over ...

(WJAR) — Scammers love gift cards. Americans are losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year because of it. But that won't stop us from buying millions more gift cards as the holiday shopping season ...

ATLANTA (WJBF) – The FBI is warning of an uptick in holiday gift card scams. Investigators say scammers are placing fake barcodes on the back of gift cards so when you buy the gift card, the cashier ...

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) warned Tuesday of a recent scam involving gift cards. A scammer will print out their own barcodes and place them over the real ...

BOCA RATON, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are warning the public about a scam that may have an impact on holiday shoppers. Boca Raton Police are cautioning shoppers to be wary of fake barcodes that may be ...

For years, consumers have been warned about gift card scams, but now there’s a whole new gift card headache – the actual racks that hold those gift cards at a retail store. A leading cybercrime ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Thieves are putting fake barcodes on gift cards sold at retail outlets and consumers have been victimized, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.