SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — With the holiday shopping season in full swing, shoppers are also more vulnerable to scams. San Francisco residents are being warned about Vanilla gift card scams. SF City ...

NEW YORK • Visa defeated a proposed class action lawsuit on Monday by consumers who accused the world’s largest card payments network of failing to warn that its prepaid “Vanilla” gift cards were ...

If using your personal debit card for online shopping makes you nervous, then a Vanilla Gift Card is a safe alternative. Here's how to use it on Amazon.

(Reuters) - Visa was sued on Tuesday by consumers who said the card payments network failed to make prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards less likely to being drained by thieves. Ira Schuman, who leads the ...

Gift cards are always a holiday gift favorite but some consumers purchasing Vanilla Visa cards have run into the Grinch. Renee Venezia, a woman living in Irvine, California, told her story about ...

So, you’re planning on giving some gift cards this holiday season? Well, be careful, because what you end up buying may not be what you think. Gift card draining is a scam that has wreaked havoc among ...

The Grinch is having himself a scammy little Christmas — and he tried doing it on my dime. You see, I’ve been robbed. Thankfully, the perp wasn’t a ne’er-do-well on the subway or a stickup kid on the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – There was nothing sweet about a suburban woman's experience with a gift card on the Magnificent Mile. The Vanilla Visa card would not work, even though she had just bought it with cash ...

HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- Gift cards are as popular as ever, but they also remain a favorite target among thieves. A San Carlos man found this out the hard way. You could be holding your newly ...

ROCHE EXPLAINS. REPORTER: WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY SOMETHING OVER THE INTERNET AND SOMEONE IS LOOKING FOR A PAYMENT, THAT COULD BE THE FIRST WARNING SIGN. LET ME SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE. WHAT CAUGHT ...