This week on Village Media’s ‘Closer Look’ podcast: For savvy criminals looking to rip you off, gift cards have turned out to be the best present ever

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If recent headlines are any indication, gift card scams have become a lucrative enterprise for organized criminals.

On this week’s episode of Village Media’s Closer Look podcast, we revisit an eye-opening conversation we had with Ritesh Kotak, a lawyer and cybercrime expert.

He explains how these scammers operate, why gift card fraud is on the rise — and how you can protect yourself as a consumer.