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.

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 ...

A man in Idaho was accused of using a fake barcode to shop at Walmart. In a news release Monday, the Caldwell Police Department said officers responded to reports of a theft in progress at a Walmart ...

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