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  • 2021-12-16 (xsd:date)
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  • '$500 Venmo Balance Needs Confirmation' Emails Are Scams (en)
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  • Readers should beware of scam emails that claim a $500 Venmo balance needs confirmation. Venmo is a mobile payment service that allows people to pay and request funds through its app and website. The fraudulent emails appeared to be phishing attempts that led to endless survey offers so that the people behind the scams could perhaps make affiliate commission dollars. Such emails are littered with errors like congratulation and to opt-out, please click her anytime. The scam emails led to surveys that promised big rewards on the enigmawinds.com website. Its domain name was registered on Nov. 29, 2021, less than three weeks before we filed this report. The pages also featured a fake timer at the bottom of the screen, much like readers might see in infomercials on television. One message with the $500 Venmo balance needs confirmation subject line that we reviewed showed that it came from an email address ending with globalcbdusa.com. According to its domain registration information, the website was first created after June 2021. The mention of CBD in the website's name wasn't surprising considering other CBD-related scams we've covered in the past. Legitimate emails from Venmo end with @venmo.com, not @globalcbdusa.com. For example, emails from venmo@venmo.com and venmo@email.venmo.com can be trusted. Venmo.com dedicated a page to common scams that have targeted its users: If you receive one of these $500 Venmo balance needs confirmation emails, the best course of action is to delete it. If you think you've spotted a scam or been the victim of one, call the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-HELP. (en)
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