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Organized crime has quietly turned the humble gift card into a billion dollar pipeline, draining balances before recipients ...

Gift card displays, such as this one in a CVS in Harlem, N.Y., have been a source of concerns for lawmakers hoping to combat gift card fraud. “Card draining,” or stealing numbers from poorly packaged ...