A TARGET shopper has shared a warning after she was scammed at the store by someone across the country.
The Arizona-based TikTok creator received over 800,000 views on the PSA regarding the thief on the other side of the nation who stole her money when she purchased a $40 gift card for a co-worker.
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Ana Gonzalez (@anagainzalez) captioned the post featuring a video of her recalling the tragedy: “These scammers are getting magical with it bc what kind of sorcery.”
Before explaining what happened to her, she addressed the big box retailer frustratedly saying: “Target, what the actual f**k, my guy?” she begins. “What the f***ing s**t, bro?”
She went on to tell viewers that she was relaxing on the couch when she got a call.
“It’s my co-worker Why is my co-worker calling? I don’t know,” she recalled.
“I answer it, he goes, ‘Ana, was just at Target and you know that gift card that you gave us, the $40 … there was no money on it.'”
Ana said that the coworker expressed: “I’m not tripping about the $40,” but also gave her a warning.
“Just in case you actually paid for it, then I just thought you should know, because there’s no money on the card,” the caller noted, according to Ana.
The TikTok creator recalled being pretty embarrassed and even a little frustrated when he told her that as she knew that she had paid for the card.
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Ana said she even had a receipt, which she sent her co-worker a picture of in hopes that he could make a claim.
The TikToker told viewers that she apologized to the caller: “Maybe the girl forgot to put the money on there but there’s $40,” she recalled telling him.
But Ana said that didn’t take care of the situation and her coworker called back.
“And it turns out that someone in Salem, as in New Hampshire, already used the $40 which … we are in Arizona,” Ana said, baffled.
She asked: “How is that even possible?”
“How was it possible that someone in Salem, New Hampshire already used the f*cking money on the card,” she questioned specifically.
“The scammers, man, they’re getting advanced, bro,” Ana continued.
“Like I genuinely want to know how they were able to get that f*cking money from that card,” The creator told viewers.
With her presenting such an unusual and concerning situation for Target shoppers, Ana’s video received a lot of attention with more than 100,000 likes.
“I work at Target and you wouldnt believe the amount of tampered gift cards that some stores find,” someone commented.
“I’m just giving ppl cash in [an] envelope at this point,” another person admitted.
“Its not just Target,” a person said.
They added: “It’s happening everywhere and theres only so much the company can do about it. It happens ALL THE TIME! Dont buy [gift cards] y’all.”
https://www.the-sun.com/news/8241542/warning-target-scam-shopper-robbed-purchase-across-country/