Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The "because of your continued use of venmo" text message below is a scam. The fake text, being sent by scammers, claims recipients have been awarded $100 and they should click link in it to claim their prize. But, the link goes to a phishing website that steal account credentials, personal and financial information.
Because of your continued use of Venmo, you have been awarded $100. Claim here: (link)
If you have received this scam, share in a comment below then delete it. Do not click the link or follow the instructions in it.
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I am deleting all money award mail . NO ONE gives away money
I got two messages about this after having used it twice recently.the first message goes:"Dear Venmo User: you have been selected to receive a free gift valued at least $100 for a 2 minute survey soldierbbloiling.com..."the second message goes:"Because of your continued use of Venmo, you have been selected to take a $100 paid survey soldierbboiling.com"both messages within minutes of each other