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  2. Visa is sued over 'Vanilla' gift card scam - AOL

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    Visa was sued on Tuesday by consumers who said the card payments network failed to make prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards less likely to being drained by thieves. Ira Schuman, who leads the proposed ...

  3. Maker of popular gift cards sued over alleged ‘card draining ...

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    The reason why prepaid Visa Vanilla gift cards as well as other prepaid gift cards are being targeted by card draining scams is because of their versatility. These kinds of cards “can be used ...

  4. Gift card scams 2023: What to know about 'card draining' and ...

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    What to know about the gift card scam:Police warn holiday shoppers about card draining. Holiday drinks: Try one of these 12 Christmas, holiday craft beers from Louisville breweries.

  5. Beware of gift card fraud — don't let it hijack your holiday ...

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    Gift card fraud is on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission reports that gift card fraud has been on the rise since the pandemic started. In the first nine months of 2021, more gift card fraud ...

  6. 4 Holiday Gift Card Scams and How To Avoid Them

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    According to a recent survey from the Blackhawk Network, 84% of respondents had planned on purchasing a gift card for the holidays. The data also found that 72% of American consumers were aware of...

  7. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    The preferred method of payment in a technical support scam is via gift cards. [41] Gift cards are favoured by scammers because they are readily available to buy and have less consumer protections in place that could allow the victim to reclaim their money back. Additionally, the usage of gift cards as payment allows the scammers to extract ...

  8. Gift card - Wikipedia

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    A gift card, also known as a gift certificate in North America, or gift voucher or gift token in the UK, [1] is a prepaid stored-value money card, usually issued by a retailer or bank, to be used as an alternative to cash for purchases within a particular store or related businesses. Gift cards are also given out by employers or organizations ...

  9. GiftCards.com - Wikipedia

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    GiftCards.com is an online gift-card retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] The company sells gift cards for thousands of different large corporate retailers and small businesses [3] including Vanillagifts.com, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Sephora, Coach, Amazon.com, and others.