GREENSBORO, N.C. — Gift cards, or pre-paid credit cards from Visa, Mastercard, or AMEX gift are common. Chances are you’ve given one to someone or you have one yourself. The common issue is not ...

Thieves are stealing and tampering with gift cards on store shelves, draining the balances the moment they’re activated and leaving shoppers with worthless cards.

PHOENIX — They are easy, desirable and will likely be the most popular holiday gift. But gift cards come with risks. Some people are finding out their new gift card has zero balance. A Phoenix shopper ...

Would you ever dream of buying a beautiful gift, maybe a cashmere sweater or a diamond necklace, and have it gift-wrapped at the store, only to watch your special someone open the box and discover it ...

Organized. Overseas. And ongoing. Those words describe a crime wave that targets U.S. gift cards. The NBC Bay Area Responds team has spent the past few months investigating the scam, following the ...