Scammers are reportedly targeting gift cards with elaborate schemes draining customers of money and creating unwanted chaos during the holiday season.
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The Better Business Bureau is reporting a 50% increase in gift card fraud this year compared to last, Fox News reported. The problem is so bad some retailers have been forced to innovate.
And a victim of so-called “card draining” — the current scam authorities are warning about — spoke to the outlet about her own ordeal, which nearly cost her $200.
Suzanne Gdovic told “Fox & Friends First” Monday she had purchased a Target gift card for $200 to give to a friend. At the time of purchase, she had no idea scammers had already compromised the card.
When the recipient went to use the gift card to buy items for a baby, there were no funds left on it.
“She was told there was a zero balance on the card and was also told that the gift card was assigned to another person’s account,” Gdovic said. “There was no money there for her to use for all of the things that she was buying for the new baby.”
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