Venmo - ligit? I don't know, not playing anyway
 

I sold something on FB marketing for $65. They wanted to pay from a Venmo business account and send their son to pick the item up. Venmo emailed me saying they wouldn't accept the money into my account because I don't have a business account. Really?

So according to an email from Venmo, the procedure to receive this payment is the buyer sends $565 to Venmo, and it is put on hold. I send the buyer $500. The money is supposedly released to both of us and I end up with my $65. Huh?

I spoke to a human at Venmo who spoke English, I think, but mumbled so badly I could barely understand him. Not the kind of person you need for a customer service representative. As far as I could tell, he confirmed the email.

Bull$hit.

Venmo is an Apple company, so this should be legitimate. But even if it's legit, I can see no reason for me to put up $500 just to accept a $65 payment.

End of rant...

But, lucky you, the antique seeding machine is still available! Hurry, it won't last long.

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Have their son bring $65 in cash when he picks it up.

wow venmo is owned by apple? Tell me more

guess you better play it safe and use PayPal

I've never used Venmo, but no way in hell would I do the "$500 extra" thing. THat sounds like a scam to me.

"You want it, bring cash," is what I'd tell them.

That smells so bad of scam that I can smell it here in MN.

I this is def a scam for sure, but venmo in and of itself is fine, I use it all the time.

Sounds like BS. We have a mobile Vet Tech that comes and trims the pups nails every 6-8 wks. She has a Venmo business acct and we pay her through our regular Venmo acct.

Can’t imagine that she couldnt use her Venmo business acct for small purchases without it having to be a minimum transaction amount like $500.

It's absolutely a scam. I've had it happen to me when selling a watch for a lot more money. Unless you're open to trades, your ad should make it clear that it's cash and carry and any inquiries about other methods of payment will be ignored and blocked. Venmo is for use between people who know each other. That's it.

That said, I took it once for a CL deal, but I met the guy at the gas station around the corner and saw the money in my account before I handed over the goods. And it was musical gear and the guy knew what he was talking about. So I felt fine with it.

Are you sure it was an email from Venmo? Venmo will never tell you such bull****.

No, sorry. It's PayPal, not ApplePay.

I closed my Venmo account. I only opened it so I could send X-mas $$ to the grandkids. I used it for payment of a couple of things I've sold. I don't need it, and I don't trust it.

I think you were talking to Fenmo.

I recommend Kebmo ...

Scam. The $565 and get $65 is not how venmo works. Same as paypal. I've used venmo with my kids and several others with no issues and never a request like that.

I've seen Kebmo live, he's amazing.

+1. Great show.

Mebbe 22-24 years ago... down in 'Nawlins at Jazz Fest on the big grassy stage.... as they say down there...

Yeah You Right :)!

I didn't realize he had a payment app.

CDs .... old skool tho' :D

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.