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Venmo Phone Call Scam Money Transfer and 6-Digit Code Text
Venmo Phone Call Scam Money Transfer and 6-Digit Code Text

I kept getting a Venmo Phone Call from this telephone number 1-855-504-1160 back to back today. I finally answered and it was a recording talking about a Venmo money transfer for hundreds of dollars to a specific person. While the recording was speaking, a text message hit my messages from Venmo with a 6-digit code.

The Venmo Text Message

Venmo Phone Call Scam Money Transfer and 6-Digit Code Text

The text message explicitly instructed me NOT TO GIVE ANYONE THE 6-digit code. It also said if anyone ask for the 6-digit code, then the person asking is trying to Scam you.

Well…, Guess what the Recording was asking me for?! Yep, them jokers asked me for the 6-digit code!

Needless to say I was hip to the Scam already and went ahead and hung up my phone.

The jokers called me back 3 more times and sent me 3 more text messages; 1 for each time they called me back.

I blocked the number and deleted the text messages!

STAY ALERT People!

If it sounds Too Good to Be True, it actually is and is a Lie! If it sounds Crazy and doesn’t sit well with you, it’s a Scam!

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