Walmart Gift card scam

[erojohn]

I have used my Walmart gift card for several years mainly to receive cents off at the pump and with the Walmart app.
Recently I reloaded the card because it had zeroed out due to usage. I reloaded the card for $100. A few weeks later I attempted to use the card for a gasoline purchase. The balance was zero. I thought it may have just been an error or forgetfulness on my part as to when I had reloaded. So I used a regular credit card. The next time I was in a store the checker said in fact the balance was zero. I contacted Walmart gift card division they advised to file a police report and as of this writing all I get is we’re sorry. I’m not sure how this happens but beware of this scam. I would advise against using Walmart gift cards. If you do get a readout of transactions occasionally. If RD at store 9115 and an amount redemption 9115 is either an online purchase or a store that doesn’t exist. I have disputed this with my CC company and outcome is pending.

[EdFNJ]

Weren't they able to tell you exactly where it was used ? Isn't there a website on the back of the card where you can go and check the transactions online? Store 9115 is in Las Vegas.

Article on Facebook same store # (https://www.facebook.com/Walmart1581/posts/-gift-card-funds-stolen-store-9115-it-was-discovered-that-my-walmart-250-gift-ca/2875545292465486/)

[Dana1963]

I have used my Walmart gift card for several years mainly to receive cents off at the pump and with the Walmart app.
Recently I reloaded the card because it had zeroed out due to usage. I reloaded the card for $100. A few weeks later I attempted to use the card for a gasoline purchase. The balance was zero. I thought it may have just been an error or forgetfulness on my part as to when I had reloaded. So I used a regular credit card. The next time I was in a store the checker said in fact the balance was zero. I contacted Walmart gift card division they advised to file a police report and as of this writing all I get is we’re sorry. I’m not sure how this happens but beware of this scam. I would advise against using Walmart gift cards. If you do get a readout of transactions occasionally. If RD at store 9115 and an amount redemption 9115 is either an online purchase or a store that doesn’t exist. I have disputed this with my CC company and outcome is pending.
Just use a regular credit card with rewards

[villagetinker]

My understanding, GIFT cards are just like DEBIT cards, NO protection. I am guessing there was a skimmer involved that captured your pin and account number, so hopefully with your police report you included the store where this was used. From personal experience these appear to be a very low priority with the local police. My stepson was a victim and we could not get the bank or the Sumter County police to do anything. We eventually just wrote off the several hundred dollars involved. I hope you fair better.

[retiredguy123]

I have used my Walmart gift card for several years mainly to receive cents off at the pump and with the Walmart app.
Recently I reloaded the card because it had zeroed out due to usage. I reloaded the card for $100. A few weeks later I attempted to use the card for a gasoline purchase. The balance was zero. I thought it may have just been an error or forgetfulness on my part as to when I had reloaded. So I used a regular credit card. The next time I was in a store the checker said in fact the balance was zero. I contacted Walmart gift card division they advised to file a police report and as of this writing all I get is we’re sorry. I’m not sure how this happens but beware of this scam. I would advise against using Walmart gift cards. If you do get a readout of transactions occasionally. If RD at store 9115 and an amount redemption 9115 is either an online purchase or a store that doesn’t exist. I have disputed this with my CC company and outcome is pending.
If it was a Walmart gift card, why dispute the transactions with a credit card account? I don't think that dispute will go anywhere, unless Walmart sold you a defective gift card.

[DAVES]

Just use a regular credit card with rewards

Getting the best deal has become sort of a sport. We do have a Wallmart card. If I recall to entice you it was $20 or $30 off on your first purchase and I think it is 5% off all you buy at Wallmart if you pay on time. On a regular credit card i think it is 1%. All of these,"rewards," the retailer pays for it. You get notin for nothin the retail store has to add that money into the cost. Aside, the contract with the credit card company says they cannot offer a cash discount. Most companies with their own name on a credit card have similar enticements.

[Bill14564]

There are several articles about people losing money off gift cards to Walmart store 9115. Your story sounds slightly different in that you were reloading a card you had used for a while and not a brand new card off the shelf.

The multiple RL/RD looks suspicious. If store 9115 is walmart.com then a credit card would have been used to pay for those reloads. I wonder if walmart could provide any information on the card that was used. It was probably stolen too and won't help you recover your money but you never know.

[thevillages2013]

I have used my Walmart gift card for several years mainly to receive cents off at the pump and with the Walmart app.
Recently I reloaded the card because it had zeroed out due to usage. I reloaded the card for $100. A few weeks later I attempted to use the card for a gasoline purchase. The balance was zero. I thought it may have just been an error or forgetfulness on my part as to when I had reloaded. So I used a regular credit card. The next time I was in a store the checker said in fact the balance was zero. I contacted Walmart gift card division they advised to file a police report and as of this writing all I get is we’re sorry. I’m not sure how this happens but beware of this scam. I would advise against using Walmart gift cards. If you do get a readout of transactions occasionally. If RD at store 9115 and an amount redemption 9115 is either an online purchase or a store that doesn’t exist. I have disputed this with my CC company and outcome is pending.
Looks like you may have lost $300 by looking at the receipt.

[Philip galloway]

Looking for a handyman.

[Girlcopper]

Looks like you may have lost $300 by looking at the receipt.
I know. And why would the OP keep reloading the card?? It took that long to realize someone skimmed the numbers?

[airstreamingypsy]

Appreciate the heads up. One question, you reloaded the card in a store?

[Luggage]

Debit cards are cash . No protections . They are only good for certain uses .

[Mewatt2@gmail.com]

Hate to say it, but most likely it was the cashier that took it. Walmart should know what all those transactions mean. They might not want to say the cashier took it. Plus at the end of the receipt it says zero dollars. So sorry!

[chenault55]

There are several articles about people losing money off gift cards to Walmart store 9115. Your story sounds slightly different in that you were reloading a card you had used for a while and not a brand new card off the shelf.

The multiple RL/RD looks suspicious. If store 9115 is walmart.com then a credit card would have been used to pay for those reloads. I wonder if walmart could provide any information on the card that was used. It was probably stolen too and won't help you recover your money but you never know.

Credit Card v. Debit: What are the differences between them (https://bettermoneyhabits.bankofamerica.com/en/personal-banking/difference-between-debit-and-credit)

[coralway]

Walmart and Amazon may be the two biggest scams out there. They both flood my gmail account every day with either offers, or to advise me my account is being blocked, which is quite a trick since I don't have accounts with either one and never have - or will.

Wells Fargo is another one to avoid. .

[retiredguy123]

Walmart and Amazon may be the two biggest scams out there. They both flood my gmail account every day with either offers, or to advise me my account is being blocked, which is quite a trick since I don't have accounts with either one and never have - or will.

Wells Fargo is another one to avoid. .
How do you know those emails came from Walmart or Amazon?

[Marty94]

My mom had her credit card skimmed at Walmart. I was with her grocery shopping and she couldn’t get her credit card to work. The clerk said she had been having issues with the reader, asked her for her card, took it below the counter out of our view, and then turned and swiped it on her register. I’m guessing the gadget or camera was below the counter. Since it was the only place my mom had shopped that week, it seemed likely this is what happened as a few days later she had charges to an online electronic store. I had the same thing happen at World of Beer in Brownwood. The waitress took my card for quite a long time. Within hours after leaving the restaurant I had multiple charges in Daytona Beach. In both cases, the credit card companies called us first before we even knew they had been stolen.

In your case, I would ask to speak to head of security at Walmart. I would also get a number at corporate headquarters and report the same. If it happened to you, you are not alone. Perhaps Seniors Against Crime could help.

[erojohn]

Yes

[G.R.I.T.S.]

I have used my Walmart gift card for several years mainly to receive cents off at the pump and with the Walmart app.
Recently I reloaded the card because it had zeroed out due to usage. I reloaded the card for $100. A few weeks later I attempted to use the card for a gasoline purchase. The balance was zero. I thought it may have just been an error or forgetfulness on my part as to when I had reloaded. So I used a regular credit card. The next time I was in a store the checker said in fact the balance was zero. I contacted Walmart gift card division they advised to file a police report and as of this writing all I get is we’re sorry. I’m not sure how this happens but beware of this scam. I would advise against using Walmart gift cards. If you do get a readout of transactions occasionally. If RD at store 9115 and an amount redemption 9115 is either an online purchase or a store that doesn’t exist. I have disputed this with my CC company and outcome is pending.

Looks like skimming.

[OhioBuckeye]

I have used my Walmart gift card for several years mainly to receive cents off at the pump and with the Walmart app.
Recently I reloaded the card because it had zeroed out due to usage. I reloaded the card for $100. A few weeks later I attempted to use the card for a gasoline purchase. The balance was zero. I thought it may have just been an error or forgetfulness on my part as to when I had reloaded. So I used a regular credit card. The next time I was in a store the checker said in fact the balance was zero. I contacted Walmart gift card division they advised to file a police report and as of this writing all I get is we’re sorry. I’m not sure how this happens but beware of this scam. I would advise against using Walmart gift cards. If you do get a readout of transactions occasionally. If RD at store 9115 and an amount redemption 9115 is either an online purchase or a store that doesn’t exist. I have disputed this with my CC company and outcome is pending.
I’ve gotten a couple of cards from a couple of stores but I just cut them up. In this day & age they’ll be a lot of scams going around because these businesses know everybody is looking for deals or should I say SCAMS. We’ve got to straighten out our economy first, there’s where the problem is. So don’t get scammed into paying for something in advance!

[thesquare]

Looking for a handyman.

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[erojohn]

There was only one charge to my credit card. The only one was authorized by me.