return fraud

Return fraud is an online 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.

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Few-questions-asked return policies are convenient for the customer. They also make the industry rife with return fraud, in which a buyer initiates a return but isn’t honest about the item’s condition.

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I’m not selling anything just sharing my experience as a legitimate electronics seller on Walmart. I’ve been actively dealing with various types of return fraud and wanted to inform others about what’s really going on.

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