Americans lost $1B to ‘gift card draining’ scam. Now authorities and retailers are targeting the organized crime behind it. How to protect yourself

Authorities estimate that sophisticated organized criminal groups are “draining” gift cards before genuine shoppers ever use ...
ProPublica

The Nation’s First Law Protecting Against Gift Card Draining Has Passed. Will It Work?

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recently signed the Gift Card Scams ...
Business Wire

Retail Gift Card Association Shares Fraud-Fighting Tips Ahead of Winter Holiday Shopping Season

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To help protect consumers this winter holiday shopping season, the Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA), the nonprofit trade association representing the closed-loop gift ...
Kingstonist

Ongoing gift card tampering in area, Kingston Police warn

In a press release issued on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, Kingston Police advised that the ongoing gift card tampering incidents ...