Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/derry-township-police-gift-card-text-scam-reported-loss/ --- description: A July 30 Pennsylvania notice reports a long-running gift-card text scam. Exact card counts are separated from approximate losses and differently labelled credits. title: Police report $247,000 Derry Township gift-card scam loss image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/police-report-247-000-loss-derry-township-gift-card-case-ea75f70e52da25239c593d48b7abdae3.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Fraud & Security](https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/) # Police report $247,000 loss in Derry Township gift-card case The July Pennsylvania case notice lists 507 Apple cards and 190 Foot Locker cards across January 2023-June 2026\. The approximate loss has no published brand breakdown. By [Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/) July 30, 2026 2 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Fderry-township-police-gift-card-text-scam-reported-loss%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Police+report+%24247%2C000+loss+in+Derry+Township+gift-card+case&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Fderry-township-police-gift-card-text-scam-reported-loss%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Police+report+%24247%2C000+loss+in+Derry+Township+gift-card+case+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Fderry-township-police-gift-card-text-scam-reported-loss%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office blue scam-warning graphic with a yellow warning symbol and gift-card payment warning.](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/police-report-247-000-loss-derry-township-gift-card-case-westmoreland-county-w768.webp) Agency scam-warning graphic published with the July 30 case notice. It is not a photograph of the victim or the reported transactions. Photo: Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office / CRIMEWATCH A Derry Township woman reported losing approximately $247,000 after text messages directed her to buy gift cards and send their codes, according to a July 30 announcement from the [Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office](https://giftcard.news/organization/westmoreland-county-district-attorney-s-office/) citing [Pennsylvania State Police](https://giftcard.news/organization/pennsylvania-state-police/). The reported transactions span January 2023 through June 2026, rather than a single recent payment. [\[S1\]](#article-source-1) The account lists 507 [Apple](https://giftcard.news/company/apple/) gift cards and 190 [Foot Locker](https://giftcard.news/company/foot-locker/) gift cards. It also reports 126 items described as “Razor Gold gift credits”. The chart compares only the two categories explicitly counted as gift cards; the notice does not identify the issuer behind the credit label. [\[S1\]](#article-source-1) The data behind the story ### Gift cards reported sent in one Derry Township case Card counts in the police-attributed account of one woman’s reported transactions, January 2023-June 2026. Reported gift cards gift cards Tap or hover for details. All values are also available in the data table. Source Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office, July 30, 2026 One reported case, not an independently audited ledger or industry sample. Counts are cards, not dollar losses. The separate 126 gift credits are excluded because the source uses a different unit. No per-brand loss, denominations or redemption breakdown was disclosed. Show data tableHide data table Scroll left or right to see all columns __Gift cards reported sent in one Derry Township case (gift cards)__ | Category | Reported gift cards | | ---------------------- | ------------------- | | Apple gift cards | 507 gift cards | | Foot Locker gift cards | 190 gift cards | Troopers said the 69-year-old woman contacted them in June. Messages from different numbers instructed her to purchase the cards and provide their numbers or redemption codes. The notice does not give the individual denominations, the destination of redeemed value or a recovered amount. Its approximate overall loss cannot be divided among brands using the card counts. [\[S1\]](#article-source-1) Apple’s own guidance explains the transfer of control involved in disclosing a code: someone obtaining the redemption numbers may spend the balance before the buyer reaches support or law enforcement. Apple cards are intended for eligible Apple products and services. This is product context, not independent verification of the Pennsylvania transactions. [\[S2\]](#article-source-2) Foot Locker’s current US terms describe redemption online, by phone or in stores, with older cards lacking a PIN restricted to stores. Those current terms do not establish where any card in this case was spent or which conditions applied when it was purchased. The public police account supplies no evidence of an issuer-system compromise or merchant participation. [\[S1\]](#article-source-1) [\[S3\]](#article-source-3) The commercial mechanism described is repeated retail purchase followed by disclosure of information needed to use stored value. The published counts show the scale attributed to this one complainant; they cannot rank brands’ fraud rates or measure losses across the gift-card industry. The July announcement reported no arrest, and the sources reviewed do not establish a subsequent prosecution or court outcome. [\[S1\]](#article-source-1) ## In this article ### Companies * [Apple](https://giftcard.news/company/apple/) * [Foot Locker](https://giftcard.news/company/foot-locker/) ### Organizations * [Pennsylvania State Police](https://giftcard.news/organization/pennsylvania-state-police/) * [Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office](https://giftcard.news/organization/westmoreland-county-district-attorney-s-office/) ### Sources and documents * [\[S1\] Original July 30 case announcement attributed to Pennsylvania State Police](https://crimewatch.net/us/pa/westmoreland/da/177666/cases/psp-derry-twp-woman-loses-247000-text-messaging-scam-over-3-year-period?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office * [\[S2\] Official Apple explanation of redemption-code scams](https://support.apple.com/en-us/120933?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Apple * [\[S3\] Current US gift-card terms](https://help.footlocker.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034699033-What-are-the-terms-conditions-for-Foot-Locker-gift-cards?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — Foot Locker Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Fderry-township-police-gift-card-text-scam-reported-loss%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Police+report+%24247%2C000+loss+in+Derry+Township+gift-card+case&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Fderry-township-police-gift-card-text-scam-reported-loss%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Police+report+%24247%2C000+loss+in+Derry+Township+gift-card+case+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Fderry-township-police-gift-card-text-scam-reported-loss%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/maya-bennett-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/) Journalist — Rewards & Loyalty Maya Bennett covers customer loyalty, employee rewards and incentive programmes for Gift Card News. 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