Stored value card with fraud protection wrapping

1 . A fraud protecting card display package comprising:

a card carrier constructed of a laminated material, the card carrier having a first peg aperture for insertion by a display peg;

a stored value card integrally formed with and selectively detachable along a line of weakness from the card carrier, the stored value card having a masking element for masking a confidential code; and

a clear plastic wrapping adapted to wrap and seal the card carrier and the stored value card therein, the clear plastic wrapping having a second peg aperture corresponding to the first peg aperture of the card carrier for insertion by the display peg.

2 . The fraud protecting card display package of claim 1 , wherein the clear plastic wrapping includes a line of perforation to aid in a removal process.

3 . The fraud protecting card display package of claim 1 , wherein the stored value card and the card carrier are also formed with two points of weakness such that the stored value card is integrally formed with and selectively detachable along the line of weakness and the two points of weakness from the card carrier.

4 . The fraud protecting card display package of claim 1 , wherein the stored value card is a magnetically encodable card.

5 . The fraud protecting card display package of claim 1 , wherein the line of weakness is a perforated line.

6 . The fraud protecting card display package of claim 1 , wherein the line of weakness is a cut line having no perforations therein.

7 . The fraud protecting card display package of claim 1 , wherein the clear plastic wrapping includes a warning sign to provide an added security measure.

8 . The fraud protecting card display package of claim 7 , wherein the added security measure includes a warning for invalidating the stored value card.

9 . A method for packaging and fraud-protecting a stored value card, the method comprising:

laminating a plurality of materials to construct a card carrier;

forming a stored value card on the laminated materials to be integrally formed with and selectively detachable along a line of weakness from the card carrier; and

wrapping and sealing the card carrier and the stored value card in a clear plastic wrapping,

wherein the card carrier is formed with a first peg aperture for insertion by a display peg,

wherein the stored value card is formed to have a masking element for masking a confidential code, and

wherein the clear plastic wrapping is formed with a second peg aperture corresponding to the first peg aperture of the card carrier for insertion by the display peg.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the clear plastic wrapping is formed to include a line of perforation to aid in a removal process.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the stored value card and the card carrier are also formed with two points of weakness such that the stored value card is integrally formed with and selectively detachable along the line of weakness and the two points of weakness from the card carrier.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the stored value card is formed to have a magnetically encodable strip.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the line of weakness is formed as a perforated line.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the line of weakness is formed as a cut line having no perforations therein.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the clear plastic wrapping is formed to include a warning sign for providing an added security measure.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the added security measure includes providing a warning to invalidate the stored value card.