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"I can't wait to see the design on the gift card next year and show all my friends."

For example, this could be the case where the gift card was enclosed in packaging which meant the terms were not visible and the person in-store did not talk you through them.

People lose out on PS300million a year from buying gift cards, by forgetting to spend them before the expiry date, or by shops going bust.

The impact of gift card fraud is significant in parts of the country where opioid-related drug overdoses are at record levels.

If we examine the digital gifting market, we will see the emergence of e-gifting as not only shaping the gifting industry, but helping attract new customers to use gift cards. By their nature, gift cards offer choice.

Fraudsters use online store gift cards to collect money from victims because they can be easily redeemed.

HOW THE SCAM WORKS Criminals claim to be from organisations such as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and trick people into making payments using gift cards. People may be told by fraudsters, for example, that they have an unpaid tax bill.

When a customer buys a gift card online and provides a delivery address and billing address that are in New South Wales the 3 year expiry applies to those cards as well.

The Mall of Qatar Gift Card is a prepaid card, powered by Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), and is available in selected denominations from QR100 ($27.4) to QR5,000 ($1,372.9).

And if you are a holder of a Toys R Us gift card, you should probably use it as soon as possible.