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The fake Venmo Work or VenWork from Home text message below, which claims Venmo is hiring 5 people to work from home and recipients can make $500 per day, is a scam. The link in the Venmo scam text message redirects visitors to spam, phishing, and malicious websites. The websites trick visitors into buying unwanted services, steal their personal and financial information, and infect their computers or mobile devices with malicious apps or malware.
John TODAY on August 18th, Venmo is hiring 5 people to work from home. Make $500/day paid to your venmo account! http://homevenmo.com/yNRW8m9Trd
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281 219 7783 The number I Received A text message- with my name and the message that everyone is posting .... scary things is that they have my name ...
I received this message on my phone: Hey Superior this is Jen, you were recommended for our remote working position. We pay daily $599/day Required: PC or SmartPhone http://vnm0.xyz/efKgTWtQOnSo I decided to report it to you.
Reporting scam of text received... Gerlie today Aug 20th Venmo is hiring 5 people to work from home. Last day to Apply!Make $500/day paid to venmo account! http://thevn.xyz/MFltaRqZgy
14582068927 is the number that sent this fraudulent text message
this is Dan, you were recommended for our remote work from home position.Pay: $499/dayRequired: PC or Smartphone503-898-7265
Got the same:Xxxxx this is Dan, you were recommended for our remote work from home position.Pay: $499/dayRequired: PC or Smartphonehttp://From: 1 (254) 205-2357
Got the same: Xxxxx this is Dan, you were recommended for our remote work from home position.Pay: $499/dayRequired: PC or Smartphonehttp://From: 1 (707) 391-4960
Received a vnm1.xyz text from 9402904002. "500 a day" etc
Got this exact same text at 5:07am today from 541-527-6388. I did not call or click on link. What is disturbing is how did they know my first name? I don’t have a Venmo account and haven’t been applying for jobs. The only thing I have done different recently is yesterday I placed an order online for dinner at a local cafe.
rec'd today. signed up for venmo last week. thot, aha, maybe I can supplement my fixed income. went to website. blank. on iphone 11 -- looking for a way to cleanse. 503-200-0770
Received at 7:04 AM on 8/21/2020 from phone number 503-300-8255Cecilia today Aug 21st Venmo is hiring 5 people to work from home. Last day to Apply!Make $499/day paid to Venmo account! http://vnm3.xyz/TBFDAKk0Ij
Just received this text.....Hey this is Jen, you were recommended for our remote working position. We pay $599/day PC or SmartPhone required......from number 458-201-9091
HaHA! I just got the exact same text. I hope everyone is smart enough not to click on the link or reply to it.
received the exact same message today with a link. definitely do not click
I got this one today too. Laughed and deleted. Still, it is quite disturbing that they have both my name and phone number. Too much PII together, and I'm concerned now how it happened.
Got this today too... Just deleted it.
I just got this message too, I just laughed and said yeah right.
Got message: Hannah today Aug 21st Venmo is hiring 5 people to work from home. Last day to Apply!Make $499/day paid to Venmo account!http://vnm3.xyz/TBFDAKxQbvcame from phone #936-332-8129
Got the same text from phone number 503-327-5376. Blocked the number and deleted the message. Hope they get caught and prosecuted!
Got a message from 458-220-4016:(my name) today Aug 21st Venmo is hiring 5 people to work from home.Last day to apply!Make $499/day paid to Venmo account!http://vnm3.xyz/TBFDAKwAQvObviously fake, and because I'm not dumb I didn't click on the link and looked it up instead.Not really concerned, just kinda annoyed by dumb c**p like this.
(458)232-7453rec'd 08.20.2020 with first name
I got a message today from 5038982147 but it was a bit different from what everyone else is saying .......Hey Barbara this is Jen, you were recommended for our remote working position. We pay daily $599/dayRequired: PC or SmartPhonehttp://ca5h.xyz/jr6urrxoeCIs this the same thing you think? My phone asked if it could send a read report I canceled it and haven't responded just for fear that it was a fake
I got the exact same text
I did get the similar text; but I sent STOP to it; should I be concerned?
Got the text from the phone number 541-405-1223
I got it from 541-270-8093. I've been applying for jobs and wonder if they got my info from an employment ad. Anyone else applying for jobs before they got this?
Got this same text today but I have not been applying for jobs. The only thing I have done different recently is I placed an order online for food at a local cafe.
No, I got one but haven’t been applying to jobs. I recently have my info tho to a voting related cause?
Got one from this number 1 (541) 215-3320
Got one today. Good thing my guts told me not to clickthis link ——->>>> http://venly.xyz/X0oX0AuYHG
Got one from 409-666-7819. Same exact verbiage.
Got the same text today from 503-369-0373
Got the same text today from 458-229-7402
Got one from a 458 number on 8/20/20. It had my name in the message too.
Got one today from (503) 443-8792. today Aug 20th Venmo is hiring 5 people to work from home. Last day to Apply!Make $500/day paid to venmo account! http://thevmo.xyz/AoCM2Woteb
I got a text today from (213)218-0843.
Got it 8/20/20 at 4:42 pm
Received the message from 507-739-1404 on 7/20.
Just got mine a moment ago. Number was 5412308315Saint Robert, MO
Received 8/20/20 ... link is to http://thevmo.xyz/AozpVlfly6So, when will Venmo announced all our accounts have been hacked and free for spam use?
Got one today from 503-339-5174
Got one from 806 area code. What's alarming is that they have my name on the text which means they aren't just sending it to random phone numbers, but have the phone numbers connected to a name.
Received today from 541-239-8834Today Aug 20th Venmo is hiring 5 people to work from home. Last day to Apply!Make $500/day paid to venmo account!Follows up with a link.
I got the same text. To a Jennifer. My names not even Jennifer
Got one from 503-739-0874 today 08/20 12:27pm
Got one yesterday from 503-979-1683. Do they think we were born yesterday?!
Rec'd 8/20/20 from 541-965-1297
503-864-5310 got one 8/20/20
Two today from area code 541.One is 1 (541) 589-8378.
I got 2. One from (541)252-5359, and one from (458)201-9091.