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The gift card industry is booming — and so is related fraud and organized crime

The gift card industry is booming — and so is related fraud and organized crime

The gift card industry is estimated to be worth more than $11 billion dollars in Canada, and it’s growing. But critics say there’s little oversight when things go wrong, setting up consumers to become the victims of possible international fraud.

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