This 'Gift Card Draining' Scam Wants to Steal Your Christmas Money

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

Americans lost $1B to ‘gift card draining’ scam. Now authorities and retailers are targeting the organized crime behind it. How to protect yourself

Authorities estimate that sophisticated organized criminal groups are “draining” gift cards before genuine shoppers ever use ...
Grand Forks Herald

East Grand Forks Police Department warns of scam in region

The department recommends holders of Discover cards use alternative payment methods for their accounts, including paying ...

Overland Park Police warn residents not to fall for fake warrant scams

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - The Overland Park Police Department says scammers are targeting residents to ring in the new ...
WGAL on MSN

Biggest scams of 2025 include phony sweepstakes and lottery cons

TEAM BEGINS THE COUNTDOWN OF THE TOP FIVE SCAMS OF 2025. THESE ARE THE TOP FIVE SCAMS REPORTED TO US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Post Register

Sorry, that $2,000 tariff rebate is a scam, AG's office warns

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador's office sent a warning alerting Idahoans about text messages purporting to offer $2,000 ...
The Lebanon Democrat

Local family falls victim to credit card scam

Scams are getting more sophisticated and it is easy to fall prey without taking some precautions. But even being careful is often not enough, as was the case recently in ...