According to the notice, police were investigating two reports of gift card tampering involving over 100 Visa Vanilla and Apple gift cards at Giant locations in Bucks County.

The closure of every Joann store in the U.S. was particularly upsetting to customers with unused gift cards. That's because the company announced they would no longer be accepted at any store ...

Dear Heloise: Gift cards are great to receive, but watch out -- some of these gift cards, ... Take notice when buying gift cards. March 3, 2023 at 10:00 p.m. Dear Heloise: ...

And those gift card companies want to give that money back," the FTC said in its blog post. Here are steps, highlighted by the agency, that consumers should take if they suspect they have been conned.

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — New York Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez recently reminded businesses of a new law to protect consumers from potential gift card scams. Effective June 20, 2023, all ...

If you have a Christmas Tree Shops gift card, you have less than two weeks to spend it. The home goods retailer, which announced this past week that it planned to liquidate its 70 or so remaining ...

Card draining occurs when a thief tampers with a gift card and "drains" the money before the funds are used by the consumer. AARP reported last year that 23% of U.S. consumers had given or ...

DEAR HELOISE: Gift cards are great to receive, but watch out — some of these gift cards, if not used within a year of the purchased date, the bank will ...

Joann Fabric stopped accepting gift cards Feb. 28. 5 On Your Side found that notice on a company FAQ page, but you'd have to go looking for it. The Beans said they didn’t get an email or any ...

How to submit Joann gift card claim electronically. To file a claim electronically, creditors must enter their name and an email address through an online form and then sign an electronic proof of ...