Make Sure Your Gift Card Funds are Going to the Right Person!

People can steal money off a GIFT CARD? Yes, it’s possible!

When buying a gift card for someone, you should always try to avoid the cards that are on a rack where anyone has easy access to the numbers and other information on the card. Thieves are now writing down the numbers on cards and calling an 800 number to see if there is a balance on the card. If there isn't a balance yet, they will keep calling back until they find that someone has purchased the card. Then they go online to the store's web site and start shopping with the card number.

The best way for you to protect yourself as a buyer is to only buy gift cards that are kept behind the customer service counter at the retailer. As a recipient of a gift card, you should check your balance often and make sure that there is no one else using your card number.

Extra Credit Union would like to remind you that the information pertaining to the Visa Gift Cards that we sell is always kept safe and secure.

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