Here's a link to the article:
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=5773485
What a scammer does is go to stores and copy down the information from the back of gift cards. They then wait a few days for the card to be purchased, then go online and use the gift card to buy something.
I'm not sure how big of a problem this is. I've seen some gift cards where you have to scratch off an area to reveal the number if you want to use them online. Someone who's grabbing a bunch of gift cards and copying down the numbers on the back will probably be noticed.
Anyway, just a heads up. I don't think any of my gift-giving will be in the form of gift cards, but I'll be sure to grab one from the back of the stack if the numbers are right on them.
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=5773485
What a scammer does is go to stores and copy down the information from the back of gift cards. They then wait a few days for the card to be purchased, then go online and use the gift card to buy something.
I'm not sure how big of a problem this is. I've seen some gift cards where you have to scratch off an area to reveal the number if you want to use them online. Someone who's grabbing a bunch of gift cards and copying down the numbers on the back will probably be noticed.
Anyway, just a heads up. I don't think any of my gift-giving will be in the form of gift cards, but I'll be sure to grab one from the back of the stack if the numbers are right on them.
