Gift cards scam: FBI warns of ‘untraceable cash’

A man was caught with more than 5,000 gift cards in Sacramento. Now, he is accused of fraud. NBC Bay Area Responds team maps a global web aimed at draining your gift card and turning it into "untraceable" international cash.  NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura reports.

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