Venmo warning

[P man]

Just an FYI for the venmo users out there

Long story short I sent a $500 deposit for a jeep project and as soon as the person received the money they stopped communicating. I called, texted and sent facebook messages. I talked to my bank and I also filed a police report all of which was presented to venmo to support my case.

I sent the payment as goods and services. I received an email this morning that my claim was denied and I am out the $500.

I did everything correctly on my end and still end up getting fucked. My new rule is if I cant/won't drive and do a deal in person I'm passing.

 

[Chris]

Venmo is owned by PayPal. Never, ever sell anything firearm related through either of them. They banned me for life from both just because I sold something on GunBroker and the guy paid me via PayPal

 

[Apparition]

Small claims court?

 

[P man]

Small claims court?

It's a possibility but still doesn't guarantee I get my money back correct? I'm not up on small claims but I think I'll check into it

 

[P man]

Venmo is owned by PayPal. Never, ever sell anything firearm related through either of them. They banned me for life from both just because I sold something on GunBroker and the guy paid me via PayPal

To be honest I'm over this electronic payment bullshit... @Zorba Might be the butt of technology jokes but I bet he never has to deal with this bullshit...cash is king

 

[Apparition]

It's a possibility but still doesn't guarantee I get my money back correct? I'm not up on small claims but I think I'll check into it

I think you may have wage garnishment options but I don’t have any personal experience with it.

 

[WestCoastDan]

If the seller was out of state, I'd contact that state police... this is wire fraud, which is much worse than just theft because it becomes a federal issue.

 

[Zorba]

To be honest I'm over this electronic payment bullshit... @Zorba Might be the butt of technology jokes but I bet he never has to deal with this bullshit...cash is king

Actually, I use PayPal extensively. Can you contest it through your credit card issuer? It sounds like though that you used a linked bank account? THAT I never do. My bank account stays the hell off the Internet. I'd sue the bastard in small claims court.

Venmo I barely know what that is other than its a smartphone thing owned by PayPal.

 

[P man]

Actually, I use PayPal extensively. Can you contest it through your credit card issuer? It sounds like though that you used a linked bank account? THAT I never do. My bank account stays the hell off the Internet. I'd sue the bastard in small claims court.

Venmo I barely know what that is other than its a smartphone thing owned by PayPal.

My venmo account was linked to my checking account so that's the one mistake I made

 

[P man]

If the seller was out of state, I'd contact that state police... this is wire fraud, which is much worse than just theft because it becomes a federal issue.

The seller is in the same state just opposite end so roughly 4 hours away

 

[Zorba]

My venmo account was linked to my checking account so that's the one mistake I made

I refuse to do that - its a HUGE security hole and you have no recourse if someone hacks your account - or rips you off as we've seen here. I've only ever filed one dispute with PayPal - and it came out OK, didn't even have to get my credit card people involved.

 

[tworley]

Unless I personally know who I am dealing with, I wont use venmo. Too many stories of people accepting payment only to have it retracted because a buyer hacked someones account. I've listed items for sale and several times now have had people suggest they'll pay via venmo, and I turned it down simply because there is no protection.

 

[Tray Burge]

Just an FYI for the venmo users out there

Long story short I sent a $500 deposit for a jeep project and as soon as the person received the money they stopped communicating. I called, texted and sent facebook messages. I talked to my bank and I also filed a police report all of which was presented to venmo to support my case.

I sent the payment as goods and services. I received an email this morning that my claim was denied and I am out the $500.

I did everything correctly on my end and still end up getting fucked. My new rule is if I cant/won't drive and do a deal in person I'm passing.

Well yeah, you didn't know that about Venmo? ONLY use it to send money to those you trust.

 

[Tray Burge]

Venmo is owned by PayPal. Never, ever sell anything firearm related through either of them. They banned me for life from both just because I sold something on GunBroker and the guy paid me via PayPal

This-Plus per PayPal's services agreement, they can then keep any money made to/by/for you and you're shit outta luck too!

 

[Chris]

This-Plus per PayPal's services agreement, they can then keep any money made to/by/for you and you're shit outta luck too!

Yes, they did keep the money I made. PayPal owns Venmo too, so once you're banned from one they automatically remove you from the other.

I fucking hate these bullshit woke companies.

 

[Tray Burge]

Yes, they did keep the money I made. PayPal owns Venmo too, so once you're banned from one they automatically remove you from the other.

I fucking hate these bullshit woke companies.

Maybe we should set up a pay service specifically for firearm related items with some type of security? lol, but not really a joke!

 

[Chris]

Maybe we should set up a pay service specifically for firearm related items with some type of security? lol, but not really a joke!

That would be crypto which I use all the time now for those sorts of purchases.

 

[Apparition]

After the guy helped me get off golden spike when my radiator blew. I needed some cash to pay him for the help. Moab's bank wouldn't let me write a check for cash since I didn't have an account there nor could I pull enough from an ATM. Finally someone suggested venmo and it's the first time I used it. Worked well but I wasn't waiting on anything from anybody either.

 

[Tray Burge]

After the guy helped me get off golden spike when my radiator blew. I needed some cash to pay him for the help. Moab's bank wouldn't let me write a check for cash since I didn't have an account there nor could I pull enough from an ATM. Finally someone suggested venmo and it's the first time I used it. Worked well but I wasn't waiting on anything from anybody either.

Other than being a PayPal thing, it's a good app for sending/receiving money as long as you trust the person on the other end?

 

[freedom_in_4low]

are there popular alternatives? My parents use CashApp but it probably doesn't offer any security over Venmo...just the moral victory of not supporting Paypal i guess.