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Using Gift Cards To Buy Drugs: How Return Fraud Is Funding The Opioid Crisis

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They say gift cards are the gift that always fits. Thieves simply walk into Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s or another big-name retailer, steal an item, return it at a different store without a receipt and receive a gift card in return, which they can then turn around and sell to a pawn shop or secondary store for a lower price.

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Securing The New Commerce Normal

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Today, [fraud] becomes a much bigger challenge than before,” Sevounts said. For a lot of retailers and merchants right now, it’s a fight for survival, and the last thing that they want to be doing is dealing with stolen credit cards and merchandise that results in chargebacks. Fighting Fraud On All Fronts.

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Ascend Federal Credit Union On Protecting The Benefits Of ITMs

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This massive popularity is driving many digital-first banks to invest in more advanced interactive teller machines (ITMs), which connect customers with a human teller via videoconference and allow for more sophisticated banking activities beyond cash withdrawal, including card applications and account openings. The Advantages Of ITMs.

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Walmart Curbs Opiate Prescriptions

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The decision is intended to both prevent fraud and reduce errors, the retailer said. The news comes as major retailers like Target , Home Depot , Walmart and Lowe’s have been forced to introduce stricter return, store credit and gift card policies in response to a troubling trend.

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Here’s How The Opioid Crisis Is Losing Retailers $9B A Year

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Major retailers such as Target, Home Depot, Walmart and Lowe’s have been forced to introduce stricter return, store credit and gift card policies in response to a troubling trend. They say gift cards are the gift that always fits. Customers cannot use credits to buy gift cards and cannot redeem gift cards for more gift cards, either.

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State And Local Governments Wrestle With Faster Payments

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Likewise, the Tennessee Department of Revenue is looking into real-time payments as a means of disbursing government funds. Advocates argue that digital funds deposited on debit cards are less prone to fraud and error, with speed and convenience for recipients. Illinois printed and mailed $1.3

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Imposter Scams Top FTC’s List of 2018 Consumer Complaints

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Credit card fraud was the most common type of identity theft report. Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Delaware, and Tennessee had the highest fraud reports per capita. declined by 24% from 2017. Additionally, the Data Book provides state-by-state breakdowns and comparisons.

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