That gift card may be a fake, warn the NYPD and Brooklyn Community Board 11, which are alerting the public to check barcodes before purchasing these cards. Technology is partly responsible for this ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The holidays are right around the corner, and unfortunately there are unwelcome gifts that keep on taking. This is a low-tech scam, but one that’s happening right now in stores ...

So I've been on a quest to make my super-barcode card...i.e. I've been taking my various barcode card things, and figuring out what the barcode format is and then printing off a label and affixing ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Thieves are putting fake barcodes on gift cards sold at retail outlets and consumers have been victimized, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Getting the perfect gift during the holidays can be difficult. Giving a gift card, whether it be a Visa or one to the recipient’s favorite store, is usually a safe option.