Gift Card Scammers Target PIN Numbers. August 8, 2018 / 11:47 AM EDT / CBS Miami ... So how did they get the card and PIN number? "Some of them will just do it really old school way.

ARVADA, Colo. — Suzanne Gdovic was trying to be generous by picking up a $200 Target gift card for a friend’s daughter who just had a baby. When her friend’s daughter went to spend the money ...

The Target Mobile GiftCard saves gift card information in a PIN number-secured account. The money can be accessed though the Target.com mobile site . Second, there is convenience.

The gift card that appears to be the favorite for scammers in 2021 is Target. The FTC said Target gift cards accounted for $35 ... The scammer tells you to give them the gift card number and PIN.

DENVER — ARVADA, Colo. — Suzanne Gdovic was trying to be generous by picking up a $200 Target gift card for a friend’s daughter who just had a baby. When her friend’s daughter went to ...

Target says a small percentage of the gift cards it sold won't work properly — more bad news following on the heels of a security breach affecting some 40 million credit and debit cards.

A Colorado resident is among the latest victims of "card draining," after the $200 she loaded onto a Target gift card was stolen, rendering it totally worthless when swiped by the intended user.

INDIANAPOLIS — They're the most convenient gift of the holiday season: gift cards. And, they're becoming more and more popular. "My wife bought ten $50 gift cards and, at the time, I bought three $50 ...

In scams involving consumers being told to buy gift cards, scammers have taken more money in the first nine months of 2021 than in all of 2020.