A gift card issuer is facing a lawsuit over allegations it failed to make its popular prepaid cards less susceptible to a common scam. The lawsuit, filed last month by San Francisco City Attorney ...

A Georgia-based company that makes many popular gift cards faces a lawsuit in California alleging it failed to take precautions to prevent scammers from draining gift cards of their value – a scam ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — With the holiday shopping season in full swing, shoppers are also more vulnerable to scams. San Francisco residents are being warned about Vanilla gift card scams. SF City ...

ROCHE EXPLAINS. REPORTER: WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY SOMETHING OVER THE INTERNET AND SOMEONE IS LOOKING FOR A PAYMENT, THAT COULD BE THE FIRST WARNING SIGN. LET ME SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE. WHAT CAUGHT ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu is making a bold pre-holiday move designed to help consumers with their gift card purchases. He has filed suit against a giant in the gift card ...

So, you’re planning on giving some gift cards this holiday season? Well, be careful, because what you end up buying may not be what you think. Gift card draining is a scam that has wreaked havoc among ...