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I posted an item for sale and a buyer contacted me saying they wanted to pay $130 via Venmo. After I gave them my Venmo handle, they sent a fake “payment” notification and an email claiming a bank transfer was completed. The email said the $130 was “on hold” because my account wasn’t a business account and that I needed to get an extra $500 sent to my account so they could “expand” it to a business account. They told me the buyer would send the additional $500 and asked me to refund it after the “upgrade,” then said once that was done the total ($630) would be credited. I also received a popup screenshot that said “Payment Declined — Please enter receivers email to complete the payment,” which they used as “proof” the payment was pending. They provided a support phone number and encouraged me to call it. When I refused, they kept pushing the request for the extra $500.