While many gift card scams involve thieves demanding payments via prepaid cards, there's a less obvious type of fraud known ...

The risk of swiping your credit card still remains high. Stay vigilant in protecting your information if you use your card at any of these places.

Stealing money without ever swiping a card has become a new reality, driven by a scam known as “ghost tapping” or “ghost charges.” This modern form of theft uses wireless technology to secretly ...

Once a credit card swipe crosses the $5,000 mark, the transaction stops being routine and starts triggering a series of behind-the-scenes checks, score calculations, and banking rules that most people ...

ROCHE HAS THEIR STORY. STATE POLICE SAY AN ELDERLY LEBANON COUNTY COUPLE LOST MONEY IN A GIFT CARD SCAM. THEY WERE APPROACHED BY A SCAM THAT WE’VE TOLD YOU ABOUT BEFORE. FOLKS, AN OFFER CLAIMING TO BE ...

ATMs on campus, like this one in City Convenience in West Campus, may be dangerous to use. CASEY NULPH/DFP STAFF No matter how badly Bostonians need cash, they should still be wary of what types of ...

With Target saying its data breach is much worse, here's what to watch for. Jan. 11, 2014— -- intro: Would you give a thief direct access to your checking account? No? Unfortunately, you may be ...

Chip Cards vs. Magnetic Stripes: Is One More Likely to Fall for Scams? Think back to the last time you paid for something at a store. Did you swipe your card, or did you dip it into the terminal? The ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Credit card skimmers cost American consumers and banks more than a billion dollars a year, according to the FBI. A skimmer is a small electronic device criminals attach to card ...

The risk of credit card fraud doesn’t end when or where you swipe your card. Any business that stores your credit card number could experience a data breach in which a hacker attains access to your ...