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I kind of agree, though to be fair, "instant settlement with no protection" is how cash works. There is no mechanism with physical cash transference itself to c

I kind of agree, though to be fair, "instant settlement with no protection" is how cash works. There is no mechanism with physical cash transference itself to claw back the money from a scam. You can go talk to the police and they might be able to help, but nobody can go talk to the Lords of Cash and convince them to magically teleport the currency back into your hands.

brigade 3y ago
That mechanism for cash is called "civil court" Yeah you're SOL if you give cash to someone whose identity you don't know, but that's hard to do unintentionally with cash. Whereas Zelle will shield scammers' identities so your recovery options begin and end with Zelle.
- akira2501 3y ago
  The civil court will give you an order. You still have to get it enforced.
  - brigade 3y ago
    Yes, that is indeed the next step in the legal process of clawing back cash you were scammed out of.
bradleyjg 3y ago
Cash scams don’t scale well, though. Someone has to be physically next to you and when the numbers start getting big cash is both unwieldy and not that easy to get.