Your gift card is a prepaid debit card. In theory, even though there's no name imprinted on the front of the card, a signature on the back could be used to verify the user if a cashier compared ...

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.

CNBC Select looks at ways to avoid gift card scams and how to get your money back should you fall victim to one.

In 2013, a federal judge ruled holders of Borders gift cards would get nothing after the book company filed for bankruptcy. The $210 million worth of outstanding gift cards were worthless.

About 26% of people reported being surprised to learn that they gave away or received a gift card with a zero balance, zip, not a dollar left on it, according to an AARP survey. That's up from 21% ...

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There is a Washington state law that might help you get some money back from gift cards to businesses that are now closed, but it’s not a guarantee. To stream KING 5 on your phone, you need the ...

“We want to put their gift cards front and center, right next to the big-box retailers. ... Jones couldn’t go back to the 40 investors — mostly friends and family — for more dough.

Vanilla Visa gift cards money drained before Raleigh recipients used them. ... don't grab the front ones of the rack, get from the back and take a close look at the card to see if it's been ...

Gift cards are profitable because retailers receive money for them up front, and around 10% of them are never redeemed, according to Lew Paine of the GFK Group, a market-research firm.

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