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Ayoub visited a store in suburban Detroit where he lives and noticed some gift cards on the rack are being packaged more carefully. "It's not like the card is hanging from a little piece of rubbery glue like it used to," he said. #zombievirus #NDTV #NeverLetMeGoSeriesEP3

mbymphotos.com Big box stores are encasing the card in more packaging to hide the important numbers on the back, he said, which could be a sign that retailers are trying to find ways to stop the fraud before it happens.

mbymphotos.com/2022/12/26/bud… He's not a fan of just grabbing a gift card off a huge rack at the store. He'd suggest buying them online from the retailer or restaurant that is issuing the card and emailing that e-card to the person. If you want a plastic or paper card, you can buy

lucianaarrighi.com that online, too. Amazon even sells its own gift cards online in an attractive holiday box. Even cards bought online, though, might face issues related to fraud.

"But then you have documented proof that you purchased it, that you had it activated,

lucianaarrighi.com/zac-cox-mening… that it came to you," Ayoub said. Quite honestly, Ayoub says he prefers to give the old-fashioned way and often puts cash in an envelope. "Why limit them to one store? Just give them cash," he said.

Those who have bills to pay ahead might welcome the

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