Cars fill up a parking lot at a Walmart location in Philadelphia on Nov. 17, 2021. AP Photo/Matt Rourke NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it has sued Walmart for allegedly allowing its money transfer services to be used by scam artists who stole “hundreds of millions of dollars” from customers.In its lawsuit, the agency alleged that for years, Walmart failed to properly secure the money transfer services offered at its stores. The agency said Walmart didn’t properly train its employees, failed to alert customers, and used procedures that allowed fraudsters to cash out at its stores.
Walmart let scammers use money transfer unit to fleece people, FTC lawsuit says
