**Gift Card Draining Scam Exposed: Plano Police Seize $649,000 in Tampered Apple Gift Cards**
Plano, Texas – Two individuals were recently apprehended in Plano for an alleged gift card scheme that targeted numerous stores in North Texas. Xiaohong Zhang and Xiongling Chen, both from California, were taken into custody by Plano police last week in connection to the fraudulent activity. The scam, known as “gift card draining,” involves scammers obtaining gift card numbers and PIN codes from unpurchased cards at service kiosks, resealing them, and returning them to the …