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Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S. Target: Gift Cards
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Card draining is when criminals remove gift cards from a store display, open them in a separate location, and either record the card numbers and PINs or replace them with a new barcode... [They replace the card and when] a customer unwittingly selects and loads money onto a tampered card, the criminal is able to access the card online and steal the balance.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/chinese-organized-crime-gift-cards-american-retail
@Coctaanatis I had that happen to me. I now look very carefully at the gift card. You can see if it has been sliced.