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New York State businesses that sell gift cards must now display a warning notice about gift card fraud.

Many New York residents are stocking up on gift cards to give to their friends and family, and the laws for gift cards in New York just changed.

I thank you for the many answers. And to be honest, it has given me some ideas for gift card giving this holiday season.

Authorities have a warning about a "tech scam" hitting computer screens of residents in the Southern Tier and Central New York.

In spite the warnings about buying gift cards to settle debts or restore accounts, people are still falling for the scam.

In 2021 the amount of money returned from gift cards was around $16 million dollars.

The law in New York State states that a gift card can not expire any less than five years from purchase.

Scammers are getting more crafty in their efforts to part honest people from their money as evidenced by a couple scams being reported in the region.

Scammers impersonate utility customer service representative urging people to buy gift cards to pay what they claim is a delinquent bill.

Pennsylvania and New York State Police are warning residents to be aware of scammers trying to convince them to give up personal information over the phone