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Description

1. Person contacted me on Facebook Messenger to buy an item I was selling on Facebook Marketplace. I have screenshots of the conversation. 2. They wanted to pay with Venmo, but said they had a Venmo business account and that I needed to call a number they provided to update my Venmo account. 3. That number was a scammer posing as a Venmo employee. He took control of my phone and drained my 2 bank accounts, and sent money to various people using AmEx Send, Zelle and Wire Transfers. He also used my credit card to deposit $2800 into my checking account. My total loss was $10,500 across everything. I have screenshots of the conversation.

Dollars Lost

$10500

Targeted Person's Location

MD, USA- 20872

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Las Vegas, NV

Mail logo

Unknown Email

Mobile logo

(702) 481-7948

Web logo

Unknown URL

Scam Type

Phishing

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Business name

Unknown

Date Reported

January 18, 2026

Scam ID

1168890


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