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Retailers Cracked Down on Theft; Gift-Card Scammers Moved Online
Original: Retailers Cracked Down on In-Store Theft. Gift-Card Scammers Just Moved Online.
A Wall Street Journal report says retailers' tighter anti-theft measures in physical stores have pushed gift-card scammers online instead. Fraudsters are now targeting shoppers through fake websites, phishing messages and manipulated digital gift-card codes, bypassing in-store security that made traditional theft harder. Retailers and security experts are grappling with how to stop fraud that has shifted to channels harder to police.
Why now: The holiday shopping season makes gift-card fraud a timely concern for consumers and retailers.
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