Online users viewed sponsored TikTok videos displaying a purported Walmart “ultimate life hack” offer in January 2025. According to the ads, the offer would provide a $750 Walmart gift card. The large amount would likely cover one household’s grocery expenses for at least a few weeks. In other words, users with low bank balances might be quite attracted to the ad.
For example, one TikTok ad I viewed on Jan. 23, read, “I see you, and I got you! Here’s exactly how Walmart’s been covering ALL our groceries this month. All the steps linked below.” The ad continued, “This is the ULTIMATE life HACK,” displaying the hashtags “#smartshopper, #momlife, #savings, #healthy and #challenge.” The person creating the ad purportedly responded to another user who said, “tell us HOW right NOWW!” The ad received over 300 likes.
However, users advertising the Walmart “ultimate life hack” offer for a $750 gift card promoted nothing more than a survey scam.
I previously reported the facts about another TikTok scam claiming users could earn a $500 DoorDash gift card. Scammers labeled the fraudulent offer as a supposed DoorDash “glitch.”
The Walmart ‘Ultimate Life Hack’ $750 Offer
The TikTok video ad I viewed for the Walmart “ultimate life hack” scam showed a group of people grocery shopping. The location of the clip resembled a club-card supermarket, such as Sam’s Club or Costco Wholesale. The screen displayed a purported $750 Walmart gift card with the words, “Verified by TikTok.” TikTok did not, in fact, verify the scam offer.
The ad continued to kklorfubma.myfunnelish.com. The page displayed a $750 Walmart gift card. The “Quick Start Guide” then introduced three steps. First, “Complete All Deals. Earn up to $750.” Second, “Provide a valid email address for instant verification.” Third, “You must be 18 years of age or older to participate. Some deals require users to be over 18.”
Upon selecting “click here to start,” the page directed me to Rewards Giant USA, also labeled as Up Level Rewards. The handle at the top of the page showed as kylieesummerss, apparently for someone named Kylie E. Summers, Kyliee Summers, Kylie E. Summerss or Kyliee Summerss. The website domain displayed as rewardsgiantusa.com.
The Rewards Giant USA website — again, also named Up Level Rewards — continued the misleading promise of a Walmart gift card. To repeat, the TikTok video ad’s Walmart “ultimate life hack” offer for a $750 gift card existed as a survey scam.
How Do Survey Scams Work?
For years, survey scams have been a problem on the internet. Scammers try to entice consumers with tempting offers, like the Walmart “ultimate life hack” promotion for a $750 gift card. These offers often appear on clean, professional-looking pages. However, these scams waste time and can even cost victims money.
These scams typically demand more than just survey completion. Scammers often structure their schemes to collect sensitive personal data, including phone numbers, emails and potentially more private information like birthdates or Social Security numbers. Consumers should protect this information to keep it away from scammers.
Moreover, scams like the “ultimate life hack” Walmart offer for a $750 gift card often trick people into signing up for “free trials.” These trials then automatically become paid subscriptions, leading to unexpected charges — the opposite of receiving a $750 gift card.
Affiliate marketers also profit from these schemes. Those promoting these scams earn commissions based on the number of people they direct to the surveys. Thus, victims inadvertently benefit the scammers by wasting time on surveys, signing up for trials and unknowingly sharing personal and financial data. The chance of actually receiving a promised reward or gift card remains extremely slim.
For further reading, the U.S. American Automobile Association (AAA) created content to inform consumers about survey scams. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) also published information on the same subject.