Venmo *can* be legit as long as you know the other person really well, like grandkids. Somebody was definitely trying to scam you for $500 it seems.

For all used stuff I sell through FB marketplace, or any other PP site like Edmunds for cars, it is cash and carry, or I'll meet them at their local bank branch as they draw a cashier's check made out to me. Have done it both ways a lot, no muss, no fuss.

They try Venmo and Zelle. I tell them cash only as I don't do digital payments.

Nothing is certain but I have about five of the common online money transfer services and never have I been scammed or even an error.

I have been scammed twice for a couple hundred and (Cash App) account money stolen once by a meth abuser getting hold of my new phone (that was on the car dash right next to him - doh) that had the apps on it before being password protected. Driving them to the methedone clinic at 5:30am. No good deed goes unpunished. That money was returned by the bank.

I've had good luck with Zelle on car parts sales. All of the household stuff we're selling is pick-up only. I only accept cash for FB Marketing, but I'd had this thing for sale for 6 months, and I was getting tired of walking around it, so I broke my own rule. :(

I have no problem using PayPal, Venmo or Zelle. I’ve done hundreds of transactions with them and never had any issue.

I've used Venmo many times and never had to put up any deposit, This sounds like some type of scam to me.

I've sold on Craigslist many times and almost every time I list something for sale, I get a "scam" email asking if they could send me a cashiers check and pick up later because they are out of town. They usually offer to pay more for holding the item. This is a scam where they send a fake cashiers check and then they send the wrong amount and ask you to return the extra. Eventually, the cashier's check will bounce and your out the refund.

Bottom line - Only accept cash. And in your case, $65 is not too much to ask for to be paid in cash.

Anytime anyone wants you to pay extra so they can then return some, that's automatically some sort of scam.

As has been stated, never call a number that you get via text, email, voicemail, or phone call.

We’ve been getting calls from “Shepherd” on our land line for months and we never answer. They never leave a message. Today my wife gets a form from Shepherd Outsourcing,LLC that says we owe Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC $700. Never heard of either of them. Also says on the top line, “you had a PayPal account number about 13 stars and 4 digits that mean nothing to us. It goes on to say that due to the age of this debt Jefferson Capital Systems and Shepherd Outsourcing will not sue us for it or report payment or non-payment to a credit bureau.” We’ve never heard of either of these companies other than months of calls with no message from Shepherd. Scam or no scam? Crazy! The phone JUST rang “call from Shepherd”!

I had a debt collector call and leave messages. I never talked to them, until they left a very ugly message. I called him back and let him know if very choice words, I am not the chick that owes then a cent, and I do not know who the person is that has a debt, but she just gave a fake number that happened to be mine. And I further told him, if he calls again I will contact the attorney general's office and let them handle it.

Just block then until they quit bugging you.

The Attorney General comment wastes your time and the callers.