Harun Mahad Abdullahi

On April 6, 2026, HARUN MAHAD ABDULLAHI [DOB REDACTED] went to Walmart at [ADDRESS REDACTED] E East, Vadnais Heights, Ramsey County. Abdullahi approached a cashier, PA, and asked to reload some Walmart gift cards. PA told Abdullahi that she didn’t know how to do that, and she directed him to money services. Abdullahi told PA that he had done the operation at Walmart a few times, and he told PA how to do it. Abdullahi gave PA a debit card and told her there should be a reload option. Abdullahi told PA to enter an amount and then go to the cash option and then click on the exact amount and the transaction went through.

Abdullahi gave PA 3 additional debit cards and had her repeat the procedure. Abdullahi never gave PA any money for the transactions he had her complete. PA went on break and grew suspicious about the transactions. PA told her team lead that she thought she had been scammed. Abdullahi had PA load $3011.22 onto a Chime debit card in his name. Abdullahi had PA load $1507.48 onto a Varel VISA car in the name of MM. Abdullahi had PA load $501 onto one Walmart debit gift card and $2759 onto another Walmart debit gift card.

Deputies responded and made contact with Abdullahi who was still in the store. Abdullahi had gone to the money center and withdrawn $2750 from the Walmart gift card he had $2759 loaded onto. Deputies detained Abdullahi who denied having stolen anything. Officers recovered $2750 in cash from Abdullahi along with the debit cards he had PA load money onto. Abdullahi committed this swindle while on diversion for a felony theft in Hennepin County District Court file 27-CR-25-18434.