# Walmart scam. How does the scammer benefit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 3, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598 "2023-01-03T17:19:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![md-2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@md-2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md-2000)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598/21 "2023-07-08T15:58:24Z")
> [@ths41017](#): > > I was able to cancel the order and update my password I hope you did that through your own access to your account, not via a link in the notification. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598/22 "2023-07-08T16:06:07Z")
I have a feeling that’s not how it went down. 😬 ---
**Author:** ![ths41017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@ths41017](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ths41017)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598/23 "2023-07-09T01:04:09Z")
I did thank you- I never click in links lol ---
**Author:** ![ths41017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@ths41017](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ths41017)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598/24 "2023-07-09T01:05:31Z")
100% true is that was for me…. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598/25 "2023-07-09T01:07:05Z")
Good. The wording was a bit ambiguous. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598/26 "2023-07-14T03:52:52Z")
Once my Amazon account was hacked and they ordered a couple of cheap things to be sent to me. When I got the order email notifications I checked my account and the orders weren’t there. (Google “archived orders” to see what they did–what a stupid feature. I learned about this a bit later.) I contacted Amazon, they told me to just return the items, and I thought that was the end of it. Anyway, then they ordered a couple of gift cards which were electronic and basically untraceable. Then I changed the password. The most lingering problem was they also recruited hundreds of web sites to sign me up for various email notices so I would be so flooded that I wouldn’t see the Amazon orders coming in. So I also had to change my email address. ---
**Author:** ![ths41017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@ths41017](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ths41017)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598/27 "2023-07-14T21:16:44Z")
Welp that makes sense- I didn’t even think about gift cards! What a pain in the butt! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598.md?page=1)