Gift cards are a great thing to receive, until you realize the card has no money on it! Did your friend make a mistake, or is something more sinister going on?

Unfortunately, it’s often the latter. That’s this week’s topic, and Terri dives into how organized crime in China is stealing money from gift cards before they can be used.

We’re not talking just hundreds of dollars—we’re talking more than $1 billion in reported losses, and counting. 

Join Terri this week as she opens up how gift cards are vulnerable to theft, and how the Chinese regime is selectively solving the problem, but not in favor of the West.

Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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