Target recently upgraded its gift cards to make them more secure. Walmart is now being sued for not doing the same.
A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, accusing the retailer of selling her a compromised gift card, refusing to reimburse her, and allegedly doing the same to hundreds or thousands of other Walmart shoppers.
In a case initially filed in state court and now transferred to federal court, Kimberly Palazzi accused Walmart of knowing that its gift cards are susceptible to fraud, doing nothing to prevent it, not making it right for victimized customers, and joining the criminals in profiting from the scheme. Here’s the full article from Coupons in the News.