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 ...

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 ...

The caller instructed the employee to remove cash from the register, take it to a local retail store and load it onto a ...

Scam of the Week generally runs every Tuesday. Readers are welcome to contact reporter Jake Hutchison to report scams and ...

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 ...

You buy a prepaid card . You load it with love, hope, and hard-earned money . You slip it into a Christmas card, smiling at ...