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Customers are purchasing Apple iTunes gift cards that have been tampered with at Target stores across the nation, according to a class action lawsuit filed in Minnesota federal court Wednesday.
More than a dozen consumers filed the nationwide class action as lead plaintiffs. They claim that the retailer knowingly sells Apple iTunes gift cards that can be used by scammers to access money customers put on the cards.
Security tape is removed by scammers, says the complaint, allowing them to record each card’s activation code. Once the Target customer who purchased the gift card loads it with funds, the scammer can then drain the account, claim the plaintiffs.
Each of the plaintiffs say that they purchased an Apple iTunes gift card from Target that had been tampered with by scammers. They say they lost the money they put on the card to the thieves. In addition, some say that they gave the cards to friends and family members and suffered embarrassment and distress when the recipient discovered there were no funds on the card.
“Consumers have lost millions of dollars that they loaded onto the Gift Cards because Target failed to take adequate and reasonable measures to ensure that scammers did not tamper with the Gift Cards and failed to disclose to its customers the material fact that it was possible that the Gift Cards had been tampered with,” claims the lawsuit.
Target’s failure to implement security measures to stop scammers from tampering with the Apple iTunes gift cards, as well as continuing to sell them to customers, unjustly enriches the popular big box chain, claims the class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs accuse Target of violating various state consumer protection laws, breach of warranty, and negligence.
“The problem with the Gift Cards is rampant and widespread and Target is well-aware of the problem, yet Target continues to sell insecure Gift Cards,” claims the complaint.
The plaintiffs are seeking to represent Target customers nationwide who purchased Apple iTunes gift cards that were tampered with by scammers. The class action lawsuit is asking for damages on behalf of those Class Members, along with penalties, fines, and attorney fees.
Have you purchased an Apple iTunes gift card from Target? Did scammers get the money you put on the card? We want to hear from you! Tell us about your experience in the comment section below.
The lead plaintiffs are represented by David M. Cialkowski and Ian McFarland of Zimmerman Reed LLP, E. Powell Miller, Sharon S. Almonrode, and Dennis A. Lienhardt of The Miller Law Firm, PC, Donald Brown, and Craig R. Heidemann of Douglas, Haun & Heidmann PC, and Bilal A. Essayli, and D. Andrew Brown of Essayli & Brown LLP.
The Target Apple iTunes Gift Card Class Action Lawsuit is Chen, et al. v. Target Corporation, Case No. 0:21-cv-01247 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
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168 thoughts onTarget Sells Scam Apple iTunes Gift Cards, Alleges Class Action Lawsuit
I purchaes 100 dollats itunes gift card at Target. Card was deemed uaed when i tried to redeem it.
I bought 4 $200 iTunes cards at 2 different Targets only one worked the other 3 came up as voided. Why wouldn’t that come up when scanned for purchase. Apple will not refund me
I purchased a target gift card, please add me to the list for the action lawsuit… thanks
I also purchased an Apple hundred dollar gift card from target and tried to dispute it with target that it was invalid. They directed me to Apple. Apple told me there was nothing they could do so I was also scammed out of $100. I still have the card and the receipt.
Add me to the lawsuit list!
I got 11 gift cards each worth $100 and only 2 cards worked. Apple and target are blaming each other and I lost $900. Can you add me to the lawsuit? I have all the receipts and gift cards
We got scammed also 2-$100 Apple a gift Cards from Target in Waldorf MD. Purchased on March 27, 2023 and they had already been redeemed on 3/3/2023. Please add me to the class Action suite. So this is still going on.
Hello I bought a $50 Apple gift card at the Bethel target in Connecticut April 10th 2023 which was already redeemed by someone else 10 days earlier. Neither Target or Apple wants to refund me.
Please add me to the class action lawsuit.
I need to be added to this class action. I bought 5x $100 gift cards this morning from the target in Glen Burnie, MD and all had been tampered with, despite no evidence on the package. Target and Apple are both refusing to do anything. Please add me to this class action! I will provide anything necessary to help.
I purchased $100 Apple gift card at Target San Jose california. The card was not accepted by Apple store as the balance was $0. I had to follow up with both Target and Apple multiple times but they both blamed each other and emailed me that they are not responsible. I submitted complaint with local law enforcement agency, federal trade commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Apple support found that the issue was because of mismatch of serial number on the sleeve of the gift card is different from the card.
How did you get apple to realize this? I’m in the east bay & dealing with this same issue
I purchased 2-$100 apple iTunes gift cards that had been activated. Target claims that their employee loaded the cards corral that this apples issue. They had me file claims and I have yet to hear back from them. Add me.