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Part of a class action lawsuit claiming Apple benefits from scammers who deceive consumers into making payments using iTunes gift cards has been dismissed by a California federal judge.
Consumers claim Apple refuses to combat the iTunes gift card scammers, arguing it declines to do so since it gets to keep 30% as a commission.
However, U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila dismissed claims that Apple actively helps thieves trick consumers.
The judge determined consumers failed to plead that Apple had substantially helped or encouraged the scammers.
Apple remains on the hook for several claims that the company withheld stolen property by allegedly refusing to refund consumers who fell victim to iTunes gift card fraud.
The plaintiffs allege Apple knowingly enables scammers who trick their victims into paying large amounts of money via iTunes gift cards.
The complaint says Apple allows the scams to continue because the company allegedly keeps a 30% commission on the proceeds.
The class action lawsuit points out Apple has a website dedicated to the scams, but allegedly doesn’t do much to prevent them from happening, despite calling the scams “formulaic,” Tech Crunch reported.
The plaintiffs say in addition to keeping the commission, Apple retains iTunes gift card funds for four to six weeks before paying vendors, but then falsely tells the public the scammed money is “irretrievable,” according to Tech Crunch.
The gift card scam “deprives consumers of hundreds of millions of dollars or more,” the class action lawsuit states, adding that most people never report the scam to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
However, the complaint continues, the iTunes gift card scams that were reported to the FTC between 2015 and 2019 amounted to in excess of $93.5 million.
“These publicly reported dollar amounts include the losses of only the subset of victims who fill out a detailed online FTC form asking for their personal information. As a result, this $93.5 million figure appears to be only the tip of the iceberg,” the complaint says. “Even if only 10% of scam victims report to the FTC … the iTunes gift card scam would approach $1 billion, with Apple retaining $300 million in commissions.”
