The Sneaky New Gift Card Scam That’s Draining Bank Accounts (And How to Protect Yourself)

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Boyd Clewis

Boyd Clewis

Күн бұрын

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@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
Have you been hit by a scam like this?
@crazydaisy1334
@crazydaisy1334 Ай бұрын
Coworker lost hundreds on gift cards.
@donalddavis6689
@donalddavis6689 Ай бұрын
That's Crazy And Scary At The Same Time!! This Needs To Go Before Every State Board!! And To The Local Government!! Telling Him From The Companies And The Top Corporations That Making These Gift Cards 🎁🧧.. Needs To Be Closed Down & Sued!! By Allowing Them To Get People Important Information 📱🏦.. And Draining Out Their Bank Accounts.. Something Needs To Be Done.. ASAP.. As Soon As Possible.
@annettadewitt121
@annettadewitt121 Ай бұрын
Yes I purchased a apple card from target and I'm still waiting on the investigation as we speak
@bradoshaholmes2867
@bradoshaholmes2867 Ай бұрын
They’re doing the same thing through Walmarts and naturally they’re taking absolutely zero accountability with respect to their customers and the fraud committed upon them…
@nitebiker
@nitebiker Ай бұрын
Yes, even by an Apple card that I purchased in the Apple store. That's why I think it's an inside job as well.
@robertbrunner1234
@robertbrunner1234 Ай бұрын
This problem could be solved so easily. Gift card manufacturers could change the packaging to hide the information behind a tear off strip that the cashier removes before activation scan.
@kathy3178
@kathy3178 Ай бұрын
Walmart has that security feature on their gift cards. It isn't removed until the card is scanned. Also if your total is more than $500, you have to order online. There is a form you have to fill out and corporate reviews it. The process takes a little while.
@dennisd9554
@dennisd9554 Ай бұрын
I have a MC gift card in front of me and the edges are so tight there is no way you could separate it and glue it back together, and all of the edges are perforated intended to be torn to open it. So they obviously have tightened up the packaging to prevent the thieves from getting at the scratch-off codes.
@classvillain589
@classvillain589 27 күн бұрын
Apple has these...
@wendychan6679
@wendychan6679 Ай бұрын
These scammers should be jailed for life owing to the trouble they have caused innocent people.
@mondocjenson-dy8zd
@mondocjenson-dy8zd Ай бұрын
usually scammed americans
@Pahoe77
@Pahoe77 19 күн бұрын
Doesn't seem harsh enough. Besides why should tax payers foot the bill for scammers bad actions?
@mahkuntizitchy2083
@mahkuntizitchy2083 14 күн бұрын
Ya right, murderers don't even go to jail anymore!
@tonidantonio9877
@tonidantonio9877 Ай бұрын
Gift cards should be locked away behind the cash registers. Thank you for the information. Happy new year.
@Godonly82
@Godonly82 Ай бұрын
Yup. Publix is on it. They keep their Visa gift cards at the customer service desk locked away to prevent people from tampering with them. And if there is any issue with the cards in general, they gladly give you a refund.
@Thesakuraharona
@Thesakuraharona 28 күн бұрын
At this point, yes
@giggletasha8040
@giggletasha8040 26 күн бұрын
They are locked away now where I work. They destroy any cards left out.
@michah321
@michah321 Ай бұрын
Bank of America always treated my debit card as a credit card. Years ago my debit card was compromised. They caught it, reversed the charges and sent me a new card.
@journeybrook9357
@journeybrook9357 Ай бұрын
First day of opening an account. They took 23 pictures in two days claiming 3rd ID maker processing, camera was having problems. Plus I never received my card. Yet to close my account would cost 53.00. I will never bank there .
@knightinaz226
@knightinaz226 Ай бұрын
Like you said …years ago
@michah321
@michah321 Ай бұрын
@@knightinaz226 I mean, it was 2920
@TiffaniSpeakz
@TiffaniSpeakz 29 күн бұрын
Bank of America is probably one of the worst behind Wells Fargo lol
@michah321
@michah321 29 күн бұрын
@TiffaniSpeakz they've been good to me but I'm sure others have had a different experience
@DT-Nicky
@DT-Nicky Ай бұрын
I've always purchased gift cards digitally, either that or just give the individual cash. Saves me the trouble.
@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
That’s the way I do it. Then print them
@Fred-mp1vf
@Fred-mp1vf 29 күн бұрын
I've never heard of anyone complaining about receiving cash.
@EbenezerBernard
@EbenezerBernard 3 күн бұрын
Where can you buy them digitally?
@eelnoops5200
@eelnoops5200 Ай бұрын
What is sad is that retailers aren't addressing this because they don't lose any money when customers get scammed with these gift cards. They still get the money associated with the stolen gift card. They lock up laundry detergent and socks, but not gift cards. It doesn't impact their bottom line when the gift cards are stolen. But the $5 to $10 hit from a package of stolen socks or underwear, or the $20 jug of stolen laundry detergent does bother the retailer enough to lock it down. A customer getting scammed out of $500 doesn't upset the retailer one bit. It's still profitable to the retailer.
@2pugman
@2pugman Ай бұрын
We were scammed for four gift cards last Christmas. They were VISA cards and Visa said "so sad, too bad." The gift cards we purchased from Target were also "used", but Target made good for the cost. Retailers will cover the loss. Credit card companies will not.
@Onetime4justice
@Onetime4justice 24 күн бұрын
​@2pugman If sufficient evidence is found and reported in time, your bank should have refunded you up to a certain amount.
@SandraGarcia-ho4lb
@SandraGarcia-ho4lb 4 сағат бұрын
Walmart is extremely aware of these scams. We receive information internally about this issue. If the purchase on a GC exceeds $ 50.00 or several purchases,they must go to customer service. At my store,a" customer" was picking up cards, then would ask customers to buy it for $20.00. This Romanian was arrested outside the store putting $1.00 on the Walmart gift card, but the police checked the balance,it was 0. The company that services Walmart gift card blocked the transaction.
@juliannajones6016
@juliannajones6016 Күн бұрын
One time I was at the store and I saw a young woman pulling gift cards out of her the front pocket of her hoodie and putting them on the card rack. At first, I thought she was an employee but, she wasn’t dressed like other employees. Obviously, she wasn’t stealing, she was putting cards on the hooks not taking them off. I called the police and reported what I saw because it looked suspicious. Now, I understand the scheme. This happened just north of Los Angeles. So sad. Also, my son received a gift card for Nintendo and it was drained before he was able to use it 😢
@dons1643
@dons1643 Ай бұрын
Great video... never would’ve known... my wife keeps telling me to quit giving gift cards because nobody uses them and just this year I bought one from Barnes & Noble which the cards are right in front of the checkout so I would think that’s safe, but I’m not gonna do it anymore after watching your video...
@fattoria_di_bastoni
@fattoria_di_bastoni 29 күн бұрын
Cash is 👑
@juliatripp2010
@juliatripp2010 Ай бұрын
wow... they're relentless. Thank you!
@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
My pleasure! Theses folks will find anyway to steal money. I hate it.
@kt_drul
@kt_drul Ай бұрын
They're ferocious, They're online terror¡$ts
@kayM-oz5vf
@kayM-oz5vf Ай бұрын
THEY SADLY NEED TO SECURE THE GIFT CARDS NOW
@AbbyC543
@AbbyC543 Ай бұрын
I had to wait for a clerk to unlock a $2.00 shower cap. Yeah, they need to lock up those gift cards.
@Golfnut_2099
@Golfnut_2099 29 күн бұрын
Treat every shopper like they are a criminal!!!!!
@petersibley9075
@petersibley9075 19 күн бұрын
Won’t work. Even when the gift cards are locked up, behind cash registers (checkouts), or secured behind customer service they are still getting hacked in Canada. It has gotten to the point where many businesses in Canada have banned the use of all gift cards. The end of 2023 and earlier 2024 was the worst for it. Myself and millions of others got targeted through either gift cards or Mastercards during that time period. I lost $600 but others lost all their wealth and more. 😢 It was the worst time ever for hacking and financial theft according to the fraud department.
@Evetttte
@Evetttte 14 күн бұрын
Years ago cigarettes were not locked up. I feel gift cards should be locked up like cigarettes. Like lottery tickets.
@Golfnut_2099
@Golfnut_2099 14 күн бұрын
@@Evetttte They are locked up in some places... Costco... The problem is if they are locked up, a manager or someone with keys will need to access them. That will slow down the line and cost more money for the store. The problem with that is the store is not out any money if there is gift card fraud. There are no refunds. The store does not accept the loss. The purchaser loses the money.
@kayM-oz5vf
@kayM-oz5vf Ай бұрын
ALL GIFT CARDS NEED TO BE KEPT BE AT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
@ryanwaltos2206
@ryanwaltos2206 23 күн бұрын
Put the gift cards in a vending machine like RedBox. Frees up cust svc
@petersibley9075
@petersibley9075 19 күн бұрын
Doesn’t always work. Gift cards that are locked up tightly or are behind cash registers, or at customer service in certain stores in Ontario have been hacked. The fall of 2023 and the earlier year of 2024 hundreds of millions of people got hacked (including myself) across Canada . Some lost hundreds of thousands if they were rich if poor they just cleaned all their cards.
@staceydickinson8021
@staceydickinson8021 Ай бұрын
Great video content thank you. For the first time I actually discovered that Amazon has a downloadable gift card. So if you have a printer.. after the purchase you just print it out and you can put it inside of a Christmas card. I like that a little bit better than having a virtual gift card emailed to somebody, it's always a little more fun when you can put your fingers on something you can open for a gift.
@callicordova4066
@callicordova4066 26 күн бұрын
If retailers won't lock up physical gift cards, let's just stop buying them.
@desktopkitty823
@desktopkitty823 Ай бұрын
Similar thing happened to me of 20 years. I was young and struggling; to make matters worse I got so sick (I ended up needing a transplant) that I was unable to work. To help me out, my mom gave me a gift card she had won at her job, for a local supermarket. I used it to buy myself food, but when I went to the register, the gift card had no value. Knowing my mom would never intentionally give me a gift card that was worthless, I never had the heart to tell her what happened.
@ameliadavis1979
@ameliadavis1979 Ай бұрын
If you buy a giftcard in store, you should always make sure the scratch off part on the back is still on there. When you buy the card it comes with a receipt that has the serial number and dollar value of the card. Always give the receipt with the giftcard. The card has been purchased but not activated. The receipt has the serial number and dollar amount of the card. Everyone is protected that way.
@nitebiker
@nitebiker Ай бұрын
Did all of that, but when the card was opened, (sealed and not tempered with and right in front of the sales person) they verified that the card numbers didn't match. But I still had to go through Apple to get my money back 😡🤬
@pilarq7886
@pilarq7886 29 күн бұрын
​@@nitebikerso are scammers dropping off illegitimate gift cards at retailers? how is no one noticing?
@Chris-bh3cm
@Chris-bh3cm 27 күн бұрын
Years ago this happened and what he mentioned in the video.They would scratch it off, get the pin number and put a new scratch off back on. Apparently you are/were able to buy them online.
@paularose3847
@paularose3847 26 күн бұрын
I rarely buy gift cards, and always use a credit card and keep the receipt. That way if it was never activated, or misused by another, I can dispute it. Did exactly that procedure for a friend who was sending her grandson a gift card. She gave me cash, and I used my cc to purchase it.
@Jeff-ur6kl
@Jeff-ur6kl Ай бұрын
This is likely why survey companies stopped using and mailing physical cards and now email the code.
@rogerj.3640
@rogerj.3640 Ай бұрын
So how are they draining your bank account? You only lose what you paid for the card. Not that this isn't bad enough, but that's not what the title states.
@lovelivelaugh7712
@lovelivelaugh7712 Ай бұрын
We bought a visa gift card and it was used 3 minutes after we purchased it in a city 5 and a half hours away at a walmart. They gave us half our money back and then closed the ticket so we couldn't contact about not receiving the full amount bc it showed it was completed and closed
@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
Wow!!
@abbylynn8872
@abbylynn8872 Ай бұрын
Got to take that to social media and your local news consumer reporter. They don't like bad publicity ❤❤❤❤
@pilarq7886
@pilarq7886 29 күн бұрын
🔴🔴➡️📢 CONTACT COMPANY TELL THEM YOU'RE CONTACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND LOCAL MEDIA.
@TOTALCAMARO
@TOTALCAMARO Ай бұрын
I have never bought gift cards. I’d rather give money. It’s a shame that you have to think twice about using the internet, ATMs, credit card machines, gas pumps and even your info isn’t safe at hospitals. Electronic banking and record keeping is so safe, I’m afraid not. Can’t even answer your phone without screening your calls. I will not save my cards on Amazon, Walmart or other places to use later. Thank you for informing us about what these scumbags are always up to.
@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
I don’t blame you!
@nanabella276
@nanabella276 Ай бұрын
Electronic banking is so safe?😂😂😂
@TOTALCAMARO
@TOTALCAMARO Ай бұрын
@@nanabella276 I know what a joke. Nothing is safe after a while.
@SamSitar
@SamSitar 27 күн бұрын
we can start by punishing rouge cashiers. they say 0 when the card is full.
@crazydaisy1334
@crazydaisy1334 Ай бұрын
Happened to me twice….yersa ago. Two 50 dollar gift cards. I only do cash now.
@WanderLoveTribeEscapes
@WanderLoveTribeEscapes 26 күн бұрын
Online (virtual) digital gift cards are being stolen too. There were some workers stilling the codes as well. Be safe everyone
@Suds649
@Suds649 Ай бұрын
Cash for Christmas is always the best gift.
@Conmezzo
@Conmezzo Ай бұрын
I like using Visa and MC cards for traveling. Anyone remember traveler's checks? Gift cards are found next to the greeting cards when they should be behind the counter near the cigarettes. Thanks for this information.
@thebugg333
@thebugg333 Ай бұрын
Red flag: high dollar gift card at a specific retail store. I've worked at many places, small and global. The executives normally like money or bonuses, middle management unless bonuses are part of their comp may not get something like this. This seems like an inside job given the lack of growth major industries face to date.
@kennethhughley1611
@kennethhughley1611 Ай бұрын
I recall a few years ago being approached do you want to buy gift cards and nah, I'm good. Didn't feel right.
@spicycopper2436
@spicycopper2436 Ай бұрын
Thank you for informing people on these scams! I stopped using my debit card. I use cash or credit card. I stopped giving gift cards. If local, they get cash. If not, I sent money via my bank.
@pilarq7886
@pilarq7886 29 күн бұрын
oh wait, why you stopped using debit card? please share
@capaeo5532
@capaeo5532 Ай бұрын
Went to a gift exchange party where it was "under $15 item" totally expect it to be 90% gift cards. When opening the gift, discovered a $20 Bill. Cash is king!
@nanabella276
@nanabella276 Ай бұрын
No more selling of gift cards! Of any kind. Financial information of any kind online is dangerous.
@rer1967
@rer1967 Ай бұрын
You would think of all things that a gift card would be locked down. Told my mother a few years ago to stop gifting me gift cards.
@bgregg55
@bgregg55 Ай бұрын
That's been happening for years. Never buy those cards in any store.
@capaeo5532
@capaeo5532 Ай бұрын
Exactly!! Like literally since the gift card was invented!
@jamesandmaryredding6594
@jamesandmaryredding6594 Ай бұрын
I usually buy a number of gift cards as gifts… NOT this year!!!! Can’t trust them!
@karinatrujillo7683
@karinatrujillo7683 Ай бұрын
@ 2:40 he finally gets to the point.
@ArdentObserver
@ArdentObserver 27 күн бұрын
Filler
@ernestoguerrero8894
@ernestoguerrero8894 Ай бұрын
Thank you very good information!!!!
@khrp7174
@khrp7174 Ай бұрын
When checking out, they have to add the little gray thing that you scratch off individually to each gift card now. So its much more difficult for people to do something scammy to them
@pilarq7886
@pilarq7886 29 күн бұрын
no thats not working anymore re-watch video
@UrsulaPowers
@UrsulaPowers 29 күн бұрын
How has nobody not seen these jerks getting the codes off the back of the cards? They are doing that right in front of employees and customers?
@pilarq7886
@pilarq7886 29 күн бұрын
EXACTLY!!... are employees involved or manager??
@gw411
@gw411 27 күн бұрын
They take the cards home, get what they need then take cards back to the store, he explains this in the video.
@pilarq7886
@pilarq7886 27 күн бұрын
@gw411 the store doesn't see stranger carrying loads of cards and installing them on to rack?
@gw411
@gw411 27 күн бұрын
@ could be done in multiple small visits
@registrationaccount1034
@registrationaccount1034 Ай бұрын
Cloning gift cards and replacing them has been known by authorities for many years
@DrLaRenda
@DrLaRenda Ай бұрын
Youre correct about the virtual email gift card. I started using them and purchasing. The only ones purchased at the dollar trees but looking at options online as well. Thanks for the info.
@MansaMusa-v4r
@MansaMusa-v4r Ай бұрын
I learned something very important today, good video dude, I never thought that criminals would place gift cards inside of stores for someone to purchase. Damn, those people think of everything!
@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
Man! That creativity put in the right place could be useful
@a.ramosakadrumgrl6677
@a.ramosakadrumgrl6677 Ай бұрын
I heard about how bad the scams had gotten in 2023; I stopped giving gift cards and chose to give cash instead.
@jaredkyle5987
@jaredkyle5987 Ай бұрын
Just give cash! Cash is king.
@TheGb50
@TheGb50 Ай бұрын
Alway check the amount on the card before used
@pilarq7886
@pilarq7886 29 күн бұрын
that doesn't work re-watch the video ur not paying attention
@MsJas-nh7mq
@MsJas-nh7mq 29 күн бұрын
True!!! Happen to me last year when I purchase my son a gift card for graduation. Target didn’t help and Visa investigated and never sent me a replacement or a refund. If I will only purchase a gift card for that post office now.
@RobertBailey-t4r
@RobertBailey-t4r Ай бұрын
I seen three young guys at Walmart looking suspicious and watched them they were coping cards
@Priestesskikyou
@Priestesskikyou Ай бұрын
Had that happen to my snap benefits, stolen the second i got them from a completely different state then the one i live in. I'd just say, give cash as a gift.
@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
Tell me more? Do I need to make a video about that?
@LShawn806
@LShawn806 Ай бұрын
@@BoydClewis yes. People are having a challenging time recovering their snap benefits. I was watching a video and it was revealed this case worker and a family member got caught changing people's snap pins and using their benefits.
@kathyrnvavricek5425
@kathyrnvavricek5425 18 күн бұрын
Yes. I would like to know how these snap benefits can get stolen.​@@BoydClewis
@Chuck_PS
@Chuck_PS Ай бұрын
Gift cards are a total waste. It locks you into shopping at only one store (usually). The best gift card is physical cash. 😂
@Fred-mp1vf
@Fred-mp1vf 29 күн бұрын
Totally agree!
@orangetabby2012
@orangetabby2012 29 күн бұрын
I got a $100 gift card last Christmas from my employer and someone had taken the money within 3mins of purchase. When I told my sister, she told me about the scammers taken numbers get notified. She had gotten two like tha last year. I haven't checked mine for this year from work yet.
@LA70S
@LA70S Ай бұрын
Merchants can stop this by keeping the gift cards behind a locked case at the retailers customer service desk.
@jackpopovich7460
@jackpopovich7460 Ай бұрын
If you have the cash to buy the card just give them the cash.
@mcgee1864
@mcgee1864 Ай бұрын
New?! I heard about this one a long time ago. Definitely no less than at least about a year, i believe.
@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
Where do you get your information from??👀
@mcgee1864
@mcgee1864 Ай бұрын
@BoydClewis I saw it here on KZbin.
@sharongraves8909
@sharongraves8909 Ай бұрын
I heard about a church this happened a while back.
@reylaine8965
@reylaine8965 17 күн бұрын
Got hit by this a year ago at Target in Las Vegas. Lost $300 on (3) gift cards for college students. Will never buy a gift card again.
@billshull9468
@billshull9468 29 күн бұрын
So the main thing that they’re doing to the gift cards is, they’re opening them up either with a heat gun or something similar to get the envelope open. They take the card out and they cut off the number of card they leave the magstripe and then reseal the gift card and put it on the shelf. As soon as it’s loaded, they use that number and buy something online
@InAHollowTree
@InAHollowTree 29 күн бұрын
So, I’m not sure how this works. They’re scratching off the gray where the secure pin is and then re-painting it after they’ve gotten the pin?
@SheGee-m9f
@SheGee-m9f Ай бұрын
Don't buy gift cards. Give cash.
@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
Facts!
@bradleydawson9043
@bradleydawson9043 20 күн бұрын
or give a bond or equity stock.
@tyronebroussard1288
@tyronebroussard1288 Ай бұрын
Don't allow apps like Facebook permission to your photo cause when you send a card to someone your card pops up and the staff there uses the card before you go to redeem it.
@CreasyEQ
@CreasyEQ Ай бұрын
Thanks for the BIG TIP Bruh 🤝🏿
@joclynmurdock2630
@joclynmurdock2630 29 күн бұрын
I had to get a couple for the first time and the Target I went to didn't have any on the floor. The cashier had to go over to customer service area to get them...
@teriraia
@teriraia 25 күн бұрын
I am so sick of all of these scams. Noting is safe. I got a gift card for buying tires. Registered it and within minutes it was drained. I have also had debit cards scammed by someone trying to charge a small amount. If you do not dispute they put through a bigger charge. Have had to change my debit card 3 times in the last 2 years and it is a pain.
@veehill4769
@veehill4769 27 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@Lunafalls
@Lunafalls 2 күн бұрын
You didn't explain this very well. How are scammers using the funds on the gift cards in-store without the physical card??? Or, if they are using them online -- there would be a record of where the merchandise was shipped to.
@Joe-ey7cu
@Joe-ey7cu Ай бұрын
These businesses offer a nice convenience but evil always worms its way through. If they can print counterfeit money, they'll try it all.
@abbylynn8872
@abbylynn8872 Ай бұрын
I buy gift cards for myself when there are discounts of 20 off 100. Then load in the store right there at the customer service desk immediately after purchasing ❤❤❤
@dencos123
@dencos123 25 күн бұрын
I mean i thought the point is that doesnt protect you because the card might be pre tampered with or a clone?
@nofirstnolast6213
@nofirstnolast6213 Ай бұрын
Thank you!!! God bless you!!!
@stewartabernathy6436
@stewartabernathy6436 Ай бұрын
I went to my bank and bought their gift card this Christmas.
@LessThanHandy
@LessThanHandy Ай бұрын
You may want to read the fine print - bank gift cards typically diminish in value the longer the recipient holds on to it...
@abbylynn8872
@abbylynn8872 Ай бұрын
​@@LessThanHandycheck your state laws. Our state it's good for 2 years before service fees kick in
@JP-fw2wk
@JP-fw2wk 16 күн бұрын
Again, great INFO!
@petersibley9075
@petersibley9075 19 күн бұрын
Walmart gift cards at the Walmarts in Ontario are still getting hacked even when they are locked up or behind the cash registers. People are struggling with this at Walmart and shoppers drug mart in ontario
@kevinhastings8186
@kevinhastings8186 21 күн бұрын
I had a thought that you wld have to register the card online, then u wld b given a pin that once the person who u give it to wld have to contact u for the pin that wld only way to activate it.
@LesserMe
@LesserMe Ай бұрын
But...how is this "draining bank accounts," as titled.
@Li-ck8ek
@Li-ck8ek 29 күн бұрын
Yeah that title feels hella click baity
@quietredhead44yt95
@quietredhead44yt95 27 күн бұрын
Technically is. You paid 50 dollars for nothing but a plastic card.
@TiffaniSpeakz
@TiffaniSpeakz 29 күн бұрын
great video! New sub! Crazy world we live in..
@christhedoll
@christhedoll Ай бұрын
I wish law enforcement gave a sh- about this.
@BoydClewis
@BoydClewis Ай бұрын
The FBI tried but it starts with the company
@pinkfreud62
@pinkfreud62 23 күн бұрын
I've been saying for years they need to freakin lock up cards behind the service desk! How freakin hard is that??
@brettLawrence-m8h
@brettLawrence-m8h Ай бұрын
I wonder if this was the same group I read about a month ago busted in CA but operating up and down the West Coast I believe it was a small group of Russian nationals, and when taken down their apartment base was loaded with thousands of gift cards and the instruments used to alter and repackage them.
@Msteeka1
@Msteeka1 Ай бұрын
It's not just Target....I received a gift card for speaking at an event in Georgia and the money was gone within a day! 😐
@marcedwards7110
@marcedwards7110 Ай бұрын
Anybody hear of the saying “cash is king” ?
@TrickyP1022
@TrickyP1022 Ай бұрын
Thanks for telling everyone, but this is really old News. I love in a small town and it's happening here. Not no international thing either, local criminals cashing in. Either don't buy gift cards again, or buy them digitally online.
@chessmambo
@chessmambo Ай бұрын
Great heads_up!
@gmx5051
@gmx5051 29 күн бұрын
Your credit card company or retail store will not refund anything.. also retail store looked like involvement..CVS AND TARGET.
@katieb3358
@katieb3358 24 күн бұрын
This happened to me with an Amazon card 2 yrs ago, this isn't all that new! It is not Target only! I only do virtual cards since this happened!!!
@yakimacarter787
@yakimacarter787 29 күн бұрын
Happy new year ❤ thanks
@tigers7834
@tigers7834 Ай бұрын
Gave a $25 prepaid vis card to give to my grandson's mom. She went to use, and the money was gone. Last time I bought one
@aaronaustin8199
@aaronaustin8199 28 күн бұрын
This is crazy because this happened to me last year
@BrinaDoc
@BrinaDoc 29 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this information 😊
@tracy-marie
@tracy-marie Ай бұрын
Unbelievable. Thanks for the video.
@ThomasGriffin-xs1hd
@ThomasGriffin-xs1hd 18 күн бұрын
Good info thanks
@holygoatbarn
@holygoatbarn Ай бұрын
Thank you very much for this information, great intel! ❤ only virtual gift cards for me moving forward!
@danaeads919
@danaeads919 28 күн бұрын
I understand being able to steal gift cards off the display and then return and rehang them. I dont understand how thieves are able to open the packaging, access the PIN number after scraping off the substance that covers it, then make the packaging look undisturbed so that someone will purchase it. I do not buy gift cards that are bent, scraped, etc. I only buy the ones whose packaging is pristine.
@seanmiller8701
@seanmiller8701 28 күн бұрын
I was given a Visa Vanilla gift card for $100, had it for almost a year before I used it. I activated it at 8pm, called for a takeout order, paid with the gift card which cleared. Thought all was good. Couple weeks later I checked the balance only to have $12 left, looked at the history and saw that at 4am the day I activated the card someone had charged $25 at some nail place. I don’t understand how that happens before the card was activated. But it showed the full $100 at 8pm the day I activated it. Weird. Tried to dispute it but the site said that feature wasn’t working. How convenient..
@sirguy6678
@sirguy6678 Ай бұрын
Excellent video!
@chrmurr1
@chrmurr1 Ай бұрын
I want into one store, and they had the t-shirts locked up and the gift cards out in the open, lock up the gift cards. Gift cards used to be the best door prizes and gifts for people who are hard to shop for, why should everyone suffer because of a thief.😠
@ewaleokadia76
@ewaleokadia76 20 күн бұрын
I was lucky, then. I bought a $50.00 Burlington gift card for a co-worker as part of Secret Santa and the money was there. Plus, I got a $25.00 Visa gift card for a co-worker's birthday and the money was there. The only downside is that Visa charged me a $4.95 fee for activating the card or whatever it was. I bought both at my local Rite Aid. None of the cards are behind the cash register.
@rachf9695
@rachf9695 Ай бұрын
I have heard this is happening at Walmart but not sure if it was done by the same scheme but it seems like it is highly likely!
@joli1969girl
@joli1969girl 5 күн бұрын
This happened to a friend of mine at Walmart
@lorilooney7607
@lorilooney7607 25 күн бұрын
I bought Target this year before I watched the video. The cashier had to put a sticker on the back that she had at the register. Now it can still be an inside job but I did feel safer than a normal off the rack card.
@davidwood2387
@davidwood2387 Ай бұрын
I now give cash , like in the old days .
@nicholasholloway8743
@nicholasholloway8743 24 күн бұрын
Same thing happening with AT&T minutes cards
@jodyknowlton6775
@jodyknowlton6775 Ай бұрын
Thank you for letting us know😊well you can take some gift cards off and take from the back of the roll of gift cards. Would that work?
@flowers6576
@flowers6576 Ай бұрын
That's what I do. But I'm even questioning that now.
@LShawn806
@LShawn806 Ай бұрын
I wouldn't use any of them They know about that. I wouldn't take the risk.
@LShawn806
@LShawn806 Ай бұрын
If you buy digital gift cards isn't there still a big risk when it's sent to your email?
@lightinthedark1594
@lightinthedark1594 29 күн бұрын
Our clients use them at Christmas. They stole it immediately lol
@suebaxter301
@suebaxter301 22 күн бұрын
we have said many times that retailers need to lock these GC up so they can't be access unless an emp get them themselves
@juliomartinez5268
@juliomartinez5268 29 күн бұрын
Ohh by the way she scratch the security thing with a coin so are they re labeled?
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