Well the crooks have found a way to rob you of your gift card balance.
If you buy Gift Cards from a display rack that has various store cards you may become a victim of theft. Crooks are now jotting down the card numbers in the store and then wait a few days and call to see how much of a balance THEY have on the card. Once they find the card is "activated", and then they go online and start shopping.
You may want to purchase your card from a customer service person, where they do not have the Gift Cards viewable to the public.
Please share this with all your family and friends... 

refer to http://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/giftcard.asp

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I do most of my shopping online and order my gift cards online too. Many places let me send them directly to the recipient. So, I never have to worry about this.