Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reports that scammers made a fake Venmo that mimics a real cancer nonprofit’s handle.

The bottom line on Venmo scams Financial scams are widespread — so common, in fact, that U.S. consumers reported losing $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

The "I accidentally sent you $300" scam: Maybe you get an email or message from someone who claims they made a typo and sent you money via Venmo or another payment app by accident.

Freebairn was right, it was a scam, but before she realized it, she sent a total of $300 via Venmo to cover what she thought was the cost of the Venmo account upgrade. "It's really embarrassing.

Watch out for these scams, alerts of suspicious activity. by ... red flag occurs during a person-to-person sale on a messaging platform when the seller insists the buyer pay them via Venmo, ...

Alert about changing privacy settings on your apps. by CASSY ARSENAULT, WKRC. Mon, August 26th 2024 at 1:59 PM. Updated Thu, August 29th 2024 at 5:25 PM (WKRC) ... Take Venmo for example.