Why are these scammers still allowed to prey on people? I fell for the 1000 Walmart Gift Card scam. I was told I’ve been awarded a $1000 amazon gift card. I did all the surveys, chose silver and gold deals as required (with each ‘deal’ requiring multiple attempts to complete) - and when I went back to the USA rewards page, it now said the ‘reward’ was a $100 gift card (not the originally promised $1000 card) and shunted me back to the silver deal page as if I had not already completed it.
The "1000 Walmart Gift Card Text Message" Scam
"Congrats, Ben! Your code printed on your last receipt is among 7 randomly picked for $1000 Walmart gift card promotion."
I have wasted HOURS of my evening attempting to jump through their hoops, and all I got for my trouble was a bunch of trial subscriptions I now need to cancel, had all my info phished or stolen, and had to call my bank’s lost and stolen line to cancel my card before these scammers start making unauthorized charges to my accounts.