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Walmart class action overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Ceci Ayala-Bland filed a class action lawsuit against Walmart, Inc.
- Why: Bland claims Walmart is responsible for fraud-induced money transfers that occur at its stores.
- Where: The Walmart class action was filed in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois.
- What are my options: MoneyGram lets you send money and pay bills.
Plaintiff Ceci Ayala-Bland filed a class action lawsuit against Walmart, Inc., over the company using money transfers that have been used to commit fraud. Walmart has reported for years that its money transfers have been used for millions of dollars in fraud, according to the Walmart money transfer class action.
Plaintiffs also claim that Walmart’s money transfer policies have made it easier for fraud to occur over the years. That includes the failure to deny payouts to suspected fraudsters, according to the Walmart class action.
“These practices have harmed many consumers, including people struggling with debt, those threatened by imposters, and older Americans,” the Walmart class action says. “Walmart is well aware that telemarketing and other mass marketing frauds, such as “grandparent” scams, lottery scams, and government agent impersonator scams, induce people to use Walmart’s money transfer services to send money to domestic and international fraud rings.
“Nevertheless, Walmart has continued processing fraud-induced money transfers at its stores—funding telemarketing and other scams — without adopting policies and practices that effectively detect and prevent these transfers.”
Plaintiff lost around $4,500 in a Walmart money transfer in October 2021, says class action lawsuit
The plaintiff lost around $4,500 in a Walmart money transfer and was not reimbursed by Walmart in October 2021, according to the Walmart class action.
Despite the prevalence of money transfer scams, the Walmart money transfer class action claims that the company has done little to stop the scams from continuing.
An Illinois federal judge partially dismissed claims from the Federal Trade Commission against Walmart, stating it didn’t prove Walmart knew fraudsters used its money-transferring service to commit fraud, in an April ruling.
Have you received a scam request to money transfer assets to another person? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Carl V. Malmstrom of Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman and Herz LLC along with L. Timothy Fisher, Julian C. Diamond and Matthew A. Girardi of Bursor and Fisher, P.A..
The Walmart money transfer class action lawsuit is Ayala-Bland, et al. v. Walmart Inc., Case No. 1:23-cv-03650, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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I was scammed for $800.00 for a product I was trying to buy through the Internet. They told me they needed a cash transfer for shipping and handling and tax of the product. Made a transfer through Walmart never heard back again from the scammer.