Walmart Shopper Caught In Self-Checkout Scam As Furious Employee Calls Security

Walmart has been making loads of headlines lately, and not in a good way.

In recent news related to the retail giant, a female worker was seen in a brawl against a sneaky woman scamming people in need.

A viral video posted to TikTok by One Cute Couponer (@one_cute_couponer) saw the Walmart employee in question calling out the grifter at a self-checkout for a return scam involving baby essentials like formula and diapers, intended for the needy but later returned for profit.

Highlights

A Walmart employee accused a woman of a return scam involving baby essentials.
The TikTok video of the incident gained 1.2 million views.
Fraud.net identifies return fraud as defrauding retail stores via returns.
Walmart constantly monitors for scams and works to fight fraud.

In the video, which has been viewed 1.2 million times, the Walmart worker was seen accusing the dishonest woman of quickly returning the items.

A viral video posted to TikTok saw a Walmart worker calling a woman out for a return scam involving baby essentials

Walmart Shopper Caught In Self-Checkout Scam As Furious Employee Calls Security

Image credits: Walmart Corporate

The employee could be heard saying: “You do it all the time. You turn around and you return it. You’re ripping my customers off.”

The worker was then seen turning to another employee to say: “You need to escort them out because they’ve been in here for a while getting them to pay for their stuff.”

Later on, the alleged chiseler was filmed attempting to offer up a counterargument, in which we could not quite make out what was being said.

Walmart Shopper Caught In Self-Checkout Scam As Furious Employee Calls Security

Image credits: onecutecouponer

The Walmart employee, however, went on to continue to call out the problematic behavior of the fake shopper while pushing for her to leave the premises.

The worker said: “It’s a complete scam. Let’s go,” before turning her attention to other customers in the Walmart.

She continued: “Don’t ever buy groceries for anybody in the store. It is a scam. Cause they turn around and they return it. Thank you so much.”

In the video, which has been viewed 1.2 million times, the Walmart worker was seen accusing the dishonest woman of quickly returning the items

Walmart Shopper Caught In Self-Checkout Scam As Furious Employee Calls Security

Image credits: onecutecouponer

A TikTok user commented: “It’s good she called them out.”

Another person wrote: “This is true! Several times, I have had women w babies ask me to buy formula n diapers.”

A separate individual chimed in: “The fact that some people cannot afford groceries and are then asked to take advantage of someone’s generosity.”

Walmart Shopper Caught In Self-Checkout Scam As Furious Employee Calls Security

Image credits: onecutecouponer

According to Fraud.net, return fraud is a scam that occurs when a person purchases an item from a retail store with the intent to return it immediately or use duplicate receipts to get money back. It is the act of defrauding a retail store via the return process. Fraudsters commit this crime in various ways.

Last year, a coordinated refund fraud scheme had cost online retailers like Walmart and Amazon millions, Business Insider (BI) reported.

At the time, a Walmart spokesperson told BI: “We’re constantly monitoring for scams and working to mitigate abuse and fraud.”

The alleged chiseler was filmed attempting to offer up a counterargument

Walmart Shopper Caught In Self-Checkout Scam As Furious Employee Calls Security

Image credits: onecutecouponer

Watch the viral video below

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And just last week, four people were accused of cloning Walmart gift cards before allegedly spending thousands of dollars on luxury items after scamming their victims.

More than 1,000 people were victims of the sophisticated plot, The Sun reported.

The gift card scam is nothing new to Walmart, as a recent investigation revealed that a man in Virginia, USA, orchestrated a scheme involving $7 million in fraudulently obtained retailer’s token certificates, Market Realist reported.

“Makes me so angry,” a person penned on TikTok

Walmart Shopper Caught In Self-Checkout Scam As Furious Employee Calls Security

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Sunny Day 10 months ago

Occasionally I'll buy store gift cards for $25 or $50 and leave them with the head cashier to give to someone who looks like they need it. I figure they know the regulars and which ones are struggling (and which ones are stealing from the store).

17points

ColdSteelRonin 10 months ago

May have happened to me once: An older veteran (if he wasn't he was well educated in the military life, grilled him a bit) approached me and asked if i could get him some groceries. When people ask for food and not just cash, I don't refuse. Went inside with him and purchased about $40 worth of items, ground beef and some other stuff that would get him by for a few days. I kept the receipt, so if he was running a grift all he could've gotten was store credit. Hopefully it really was someone in need, if not the $40 wasn't enough to cause me serious financial harm.

13points

iluvanimals 10 months ago

He was no scammer and I am sure appreciated it

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Captain McSmoot 10 months ago

These scamming parents are creating and raising the next generation of scammers. Oh happy day.

11points

iluvanimals 10 months ago

Actually, it is worse than that. I had worked at an ON that was notorious for shop lifters. They have used their children to help or keep an eye out for employees.

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Sunny Day 10 months ago

17points

ColdSteelRonin 10 months ago

13points

iluvanimals 10 months ago

He was no scammer and I am sure appreciated it

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Captain McSmoot 10 months ago

These scamming parents are creating and raising the next generation of scammers. Oh happy day.

11points

iluvanimals 10 months ago

Actually, it is worse than that. I had worked at an ON that was notorious for shop lifters. They have used their children to help or keep an eye out for employees.

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Walmart Shopper Caught In Self-Checkout Scam As Furious Employee Calls Security

A viral video posted to TikTok saw a Walmart worker calling a woman out for a return scam involving baby essentials

In the video, which has been viewed 1.2 million times, the Walmart worker was seen accusing the dishonest woman of quickly returning the items