SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payment card fraud losses worldwide dipped 1.2% to $33.41 billion in ...

If you received gift cards over the holidays, don't throw them in a drawer and forget about them. While many gift card scams ...

The Centerville Police Department has issued a scam alert.Police were notified Tuesday of a scam where an unknown con artist ...

Authorities are working to crack down on an impostor phone scam in which the caller pretends to be a DEA agent and then tries to steal the victim's money -- often by having them purchase gift cards.

Online scams are evolving fast, but the tricks behind them are surprisingly predictable once you know what to look for. I ...

JACKSON — Consumers Energy is again warning customers about a scam that includes a high-pressure demand for quick utility payments over the phone using a prepaid credit card. Through Sept. 8, a total ...

A Vancouver woman who lost thousands in a retail gift card scam is urging others to watch for tampered cards and suspicious ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Visa defeated a proposed class action lawsuit on Monday by consumers who accused the world's largest card payments network of failing to warn that its prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Officials with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance in identifying three individuals who scammed $4,500 from a Dollar General on June 21.

Con artists have long used wire transfers as mechanisms for separating consumers from hard-earned cash. Now scammers are increasingly using "reloadable debit cards" in their schemes to extract funds, ...

Online prepaid cards have proliferated as a way to compensate consumers harmed by companies. Critics say fintechs and claims administrators have unfairly profited from the trend. Legit, but ...