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Visa has been sued by consumers who said the card payments network failed to protect its prepaid Vanilla gift cards from being drained by criminals.

(TNS) — Buyer beware this holiday season.

A gift card maker is facing a lawsuit over claims it failed to protect customers against so-called card draining scams police say are sweeping the nation.

A new scam involving gift cards has been plaguing customers around the U.S. — just in time for the holiday rush. A Colorado woman named Suzanne Gdovic fell…

A Chicago woman who fell victim to a Target gift card scam is warning holiday shoppers about "card draining," where criminals hack the money off gift cards before they are used.

Suzanne Gdovic warned "Fox & Friends First" viewers about the shady methods fraudsters are using to scam money from store gift cards after she lost $200.

A Colorado resident is among the latest victims of "card draining," after the $200 she loaded onto a Target gift card was stolen, rendering it totally worthless when swiped by the intended user.

Suzanne Gdovic wanted to send her friend's daughter a gift card that she could spend freely in Target. It was a gift for a baby shower, and she wanted her…

Suzanne, 64, from Aravda, Colorado , is one of many who have been victims of a card draining scam - which leads to people being given totally worthless gift cards.

A Colorado woman bought a Target gift card only to find it already drained of money. Here's how the scam works and how to avoid it this holiday season.