Gift card scams are simple, sneaky and growing in popularity — and still largely under the radar. About 25% of U.S. adults are not aware that gift cards are used as a form of payment and scams, and ...

(WHTM) — The AARP Fraud Watch Network recently conducted a survey on gift-card-payment scams. According to the survey, more than one-third of adults say that they or someone they know has been asked ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Gift cards can be a lifesaver if you aren’t sure what to get a loved one, but a new report from the AARP Fraud Watch network warns America’s favorite gift has become a ...

One-third of U.S. adults say they have been targeted by scams seeking payment by gift card, according to a report by the AARP Fraud Watch Network. And nearly a quarter of consumers have given or ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)–As the holiday shopping season begins, fraud experts with AARP urge consumers to remember that gift cards are for gifts, not criminals. “It seems like with the holiday season the ...

Iowa’s Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner and AARP State Director have been traveling the state in an effort to educate people about scams. AARP state director, Brad Anderson, says gift card ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — AARP says con artists have latched on to gift cards as an easy way to scam people out of money. Gift cards are readily available almost everywhere you shop and criminals can ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Graduation season is right around the corner, and you might be looking for the perfect gift. An easy present might be a gift card, but now, experts are warning that yours ...

Graduations and weddings are a sign of spring and with that people are buying gifts, but gift cards are growing in popularity and about two-thirds of U.S. adults regularly buy gift cards for ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Brenda Holt is with AARP here in Phoenix, an organization generally geared toward senior citizens. “We provide information to that population things like Social Security, ...