#venmo scam

Seen as: You should DM me / Message me Scam Type: Free Money Scam

As the saying goes, nothing good is ever free.

Everything has a cost, and if you fall for a scam like this?

You may find yourself losing far more than you wanted to gain...

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How it starts:

The way this scam starts is simple. You receive a comment on a post, a direct message, or an ask from someone you don't know asking you to message them. Yes, it's that simple on the outside. But this scam can also come with ✨extras✨ in an attempt to entice you as you'll see below.

You may even receive something akin to this message:

If $1,500 was deposited in your what will you use it for, be honest. Send your <payment> tag.

Which, if you've heard about that type of scam before, you'll know that it circulates on social media platforms like facebook, instagram, discord, and tiktok.

This scam on tumblr is pretty much the same thing.

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🚩Red Flags🚩

The account isn't older than a day or a week at best. (You can check this by viewing blogname.tumblr.com/archive.)

The account has no posts, is 'blank' or has obv stolen pictures. (blank = no avatar/header)

The account openly says something like this:

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First contact:

If you contact these individuals, several things may happen.

1- You may be asked to be their 'sugar baby' or they will claim to be a 'sugar mommy/daddy'. They will say they will give you a weekly allowance, free gifts, or even promise you funding for trips just for talking and spending time with them. They may also offer to pay your bills and take care of you if you are someone who has posted about financial troubles.

2- You may be told that the person contacting you is just a wealthy individual simply looking to 'give people money' out of the goodness of their hearts and they want absolutely nothing in return. Or that they won the lottery and have too much and that they're just ✨giving it away✨.

But, sadly, they do want something from you.

The catch:

Where the scammers get you with this scam is that they usually tell you that they need some sort of 'favor' from you before you receive your first official gift or payment from them.

Remember: this is meant to be free money. So why would you need to give them anything, right?

1- These scammers may request you pay a 'small fee' to cover things like shipping costs of a fake check (ftc.gov) or item they want to send you. This would require you giving them your bank information which you (for obvious reasons) should not do under any circumstance.

2- They may ask for your PayPal, Cash App, or Venmo, and upon you sending it to them, they will doctor up a fake screenshot that shows that they sent you a payment and/or that something 'went wrong'.

In reality: they did not send you anything.

From here these scammers will then ask you to send money to their preferred address to 'verify' the transaction or 'unlock' the account. (which.. isn't how it works, by the way.) And upon receiving your $20-$50+, they take your money, block you, and leave.

3- This is the most annoying one of all. They start hyping up how they made all of this glorious and wonderful money, and they ask you to go to a website and invest in it with Crypto.

From here it is an obvious Crypto investment scam. And any website they send you to will either a) phish you, or b) it is fake and they will manipulate it to manipulate -you-. You'll think you're making money, and you'll invest more and more, and then when they have thousands of dollars, they'll steal it from you.

Here is a video from the YouTuber/Twitch streamer Kitboga where he talks about how these websites and this scam works in detail and shows you how he dove into this scam head first with recorded calls with these scammers. And trust me, they are very convincing.

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Final thoughts: If you're someone who needs money, be it for medical reasons or something personal, getting messages like this can be really dangerous. 'Free' isn't 'free' especially in the case of free offers on the internet. There will always be a catch one way or another.

Always trust your gut and don't be afraid to ask questions.

Also remember to report messages like these when you receive them so that tumblr can look into it.

Take a look at the email addresses up there. Almost looks legitimate, doesn't it? But it's not. This is a scam.

Venmo doesn't send messages from Gmail. They, like almost every other large business in the world, have their own email domain, @venmo.com

-An original article by Mycolancer

Scammers are out here robbing people left and right, and it’s getting ridiculous. These con artists are using Cash App, Zelle, and similar platforms to trick you into sending money with ZERO intention of ever delivering what they promised. Here’s how they pull it off and why you should be furious. 🤬

The Scams You Need to Watch Out For:

1. Fake Sellers: They act like they’ve got the hottest items—new gadgets, concert tickets, special treats, whatever you’re looking for. The second you send them the cash, poof, they disappear. No product, no refund, no nothing. They’ll bait you with free delivery! 🚚 🛑

2. Posing as Friends or Family: Ever get a message from a friend or family member asking for money? Yeah, don’t trust that right away. These scammers hack into accounts and pretend to be people you know, getting you to send money in a panic, only for you to realize it wasn’t them. 👀

3. Fake Customer Support: This one is just evil. They pretend to be customer service for Cash App or Zelle, offering to “help” you with a refund or some issue. Next thing you know, they’ve tricked you into sending them money instead of fixing anything. 😒

The Red Flags You Shouldn’t Ignore:

• Rushing You: If someone is pressuring you to send money fast, that’s a big sign it’s a scam. They thrive on making you act before you think. 🤔

• Asking for Payment on Peer-to-Peer Apps. Cash in person is best when there’s so many scams out there! Make sure you know they have a good reputation in the community. ‼️

How to Not Get Screwed Over:

• Send Money Only to People You Know: If you don’t know them personally, don’t trust them. Period. Ask people you trust about them! 🥰

• Double-Check Everything: Think you’re sending money to a friend? Call them first to be sure. You’d rather be safe than sorry. 🤓

• Too Good to Be True? IT IS: Those deals that seem like a steal? Yeah, they’re the ones stealing from you. Maybe sourcing cheapest isn’t best…. 🤔🤔🤔

‼️ Don’t let these scammers get away with it. Be smart, be cautious, and don’t trust anyone who’s too pushy or demands payment for certain goodies up front!! Once you send that money, there’s usually no getting it back!! ‼️

Mush love and be safe!

and this is what happened. I think the person scammed me because I’m realizing now that this don’t look like a Venmo official email 😭

Omg this is awful. I called my bank for them to block the $300 I sent but it might take a few days ti dispute 🤦‍♀️I’m gonna cry

I’ll post stuff I’m selling in another post if anyone is interested

Moral of the story: be careful with money online 😐

It bothers me how many posts I see every month expressing having been scammed out of money for one reason or another. Stop sourcing drugs off of a bot laced app, folx! Be smarter about it.

1. The card backer or bank is declining exchange?

By and large, the bank declines the exchange demand made by the venmo scam application. This doesn't have anything to do with the will venmo refund money if scammed administrations, as Venmo goes about as a middle for the exchange. Furthermore, assuming the card backer or bank declines the exchange demand made by Venmo identity verification, you will see the "There was an issue with your installment" blunder code in Venmo

2. Lacking assets

One more justification for the exchange disappointment could be the shortfall of adequate equilibrium in the venmo verify identity application or the bank. Assuming the sum that must be moved is more than the aggregate sum you have in your bank, you will basically get a venmo confirm identity mistake message

3. Venmo's robotized security banners set off

The mechanized security arrangement of Venmo is likely the best thing about the application. The stage puts forth a valiant effort to keep your record secure. Be that as it may, everything has its upsides and downsides. Activities like re-accommodation of wrong secret key, rehashed installment, and so forth could set off the security banners in Venmo instant transfer. Also, regardless of whether you are the proprietor of the record, you will be limited to make installments after that. Furthermore, once more, "There was an issue with your installment. If it's not too much trouble, attempt once more" will show up. Is Venmo personality check safe?

4. Venmo Debit Card Not Responding?

One more justification for the presence of Venmo blunder could be a harmed Debit Card.Assuming your venmo card activation is harmed, it won't demand installment from your bank. What's more, the exchange will bomb even you are having adequate assets and exchange limits. The coordinated chip and attractive stripe are the main significant piece of any charge/Visa. Furthermore, by any opportunity any of the parts are harmed, you will not have the option to make installments utilizing the card.

5. Venmo Account not Verified