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What is the actual mechanism of the scam? Just not providing goods or services paid for?
by donatj 3y ago
What is the actual mechanism of the scam? Just not providing goods or services paid for?
- brewdad 3y agoPretty much any scam you could think of. Previously, Zelle was like cash. Once it’s handed over it’s gone. Any recourse lies outside of Zelle. Now it sounds like you may be able to work with Zelle to get your cash back in some cases.
- the_svd_doctor 3y agoProbably something like (1) Scammer sends check / something like that, showing a larger than expected deposit (2) Check is cached by victim (3) Victim is asked to reimburse the difference using Zelle or other "irreversible" method (best being Bitcoin, I guess, but Zelle also works apprently..) (4) Check bounces (5) Victim looses the money send by Zelle
- donatj 3y agoWe should have Scam class in school that teaches the most basic scams. Every time anyone asks you to send money back, it’s a scam. Always.