Don’t try to get a $500 refund from Walmart; this offer isn’t authentic

There’s no need to scrounge through receipts and credit card statements to find proof you shopped at Walmart in 2022 — a recent Facebook post promising a $500 refund from the company is a scam. 

"Due to recent lawsuit, they are obligated to refund $500 to customers who shopped in 2022," the July 19 Facebook post says. "Check if you're eligible for the refund by clicking 'Apply Now'. Answer a few questions to get started."

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Randy Hargrove, a Walmart spokesperson, told PolitiFact there’s no truth to this claim. 

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We found no evidence that the offer is authentic, and it follows a pattern we’ve seen in other online scams. In the past year, for example, we’ve debunked claims that Walmart customers could be entitled to a $500 refund, that the store must give some women a $500 grocery credit as part of a discrimination settlement, that the government is giving every household a $500 Walmart shopping credit to help with inflation, and that the company’s management is helping families with rising prices by selling $500 grocery cards for $2.

Walmart spokespeople have previously told PolitiFact that these offers are fake. The company also advises customers to avoid buying, selling or checking a gift card balance "on online marketplaces outside of Walmart.com."

We rate this claim False.