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unlikely-contender t1_ivbmxey wrote

Reply to comment by RandomStranger79 in Someone randomly venmoed me $250. The description was “catch this crook”. They commented to refund them. Confused due to scams like this. What do I do? by phenry17

Why can't the recipient cancel the first transaction instead of having to make a second one to send the money back?

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Neverendingwebinar t1_ivboxet wrote

Because then they don't get the refund that they keep after canceling the first.

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unlikely-contender t1_ivbpcwr wrote

Yes I get the scam. I'm saying that venmo should offer the option to block/cancel incoming transaction as a way to deal with this kind of scam.

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xmgm33 t1_ivbvnht wrote

They should but they don’t. I think it’s weird.

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albyssa t1_ivcgcm2 wrote

I think they do actually, or at least Cash App does and it would make sense that Venmo would also. Once my mom tried to send me $500 and accidentally sent it to the wrong account. We had to jump through a few hoops with Cash App customer service, but she was able to cancel it and get the money back.

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Sobar1 t1_ivcx1gj wrote

Dam ur lucky…! I did that once & i was not able to get it back it wasn’t 500$ thank the lord.!! This was a few yrs ago tho

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albyssa t1_ivcxqx5 wrote

Ya it was lucky! My mom was freaking out obviously but it all turned out ok.

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Sobar1 t1_ivd0uq8 wrote

Yes 👍🏼 I definitely woulda lost my stuff too.. atleast u can laugh bout it now.. 😝

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RandomStranger79 t1_ivbqoa8 wrote

I don't think the app is set up that way. Anyone can send you money any time for any reason and you aren't prompted to accept or deny any transaction.

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