HOW IT WORKS
Gift card tampering is
a serious, sophisticated crime
Step One
Steal inactive gift cards from retail stores
Step Two
Tamper with gift card to obtain card and pin number
Step Three
Return tampered gift cards to retail store racks
Step Four
Detect through sophisticated methods when the consumer has purchased the gift card
Step Five
Drain funds from the stolen gift card by purchasing merchandise that is later sold on the secondary market
