Mooresville, IN – Police in Mooresville are warning residents about a new scam letter circulating across Indiana that falsely claims to come from Walmart. The fraudulent mail includes a check for several thousand dollars and instructions to deposit it, buy Walmart MoneyCards, and send photos of the cards to unknown individuals.
According to the Mooresville Metropolitan Police Department, the letter appears official — featuring Walmart’s logo and professional formatting — but it is not from Walmart or any legitimate research or employment program. Authorities say the goal is to trick victims into sending gift card information or cash to scammers. Once the funds are gone, they are nearly impossible to recover.
The department posted the alert Thursday, noting that the scam uses phrases like “survey and research assignment” and directs recipients to contact a so-called “task coordinator.” The fake notice instructs people to buy six $500 Walmart MoneyCards after cashing the included check — a classic red flag in gift card scams.
Police are reminding residents never to deposit checks from unknown senders and never to send gift card numbers to strangers or unverified contacts.
“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” the department wrote.
Anyone who receives one of these letters is urged not to respond or deposit the check and to report the incident immediately to local police.
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