| Scammers Promise WalMart Vouchers, Tap Bank
Accounts
Law enforcement officers in Wilson and consumers in other North Carolina
communities this week are reporting the re-emergence of a scam featuring
callers who claim
to be associated with WalMart. The callers request consumers' bank account
numbers after promising to send them $200 to $800 in vouchers for purchases
at WalMart. They tell consumers the numbers are needed in order to charge
their checking accounts $4.95 for delivery costs. Consumers who provide
the numbers
soon discover that their accounts have been debited in amounts ranging from
two to three hundred dollars through the use of unsigned demand drafts. Earlier
versions of the scam were reported as far back as the mid-90's.
Consumers from other parts of the country are reporting this scam to federal
agencies. Some claim that their accounts have been debited more than once.
Officials with WalMart corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas advise
that they have received complaints about this supposed promotion and that
their company is not engaged in such a promotion.
******End of Alert******
June 10, 2005 |
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