Better Business Bureau reporting more gift card scams in 2023

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- There has been a substantial increase in scams involving gift cards.   The Better Business Bureau says gift card scams have risen by more than 50 percent.  Jessie Schmidt is with the South Dakota Better Business Bureau.  She says gift card scams take all kinds of forms.

Schmidt explains how the scam works.

She explains what you should do if you think you are a target of a gift card scam.

For more information on this and other scams, go to the Better Business Bureau website at www.bbb.org.