Fraud Increasing on Venmo and Square Cash Apps & College Students Urged Not to Go Home for Thanksgiving

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 If you use a cash app, please review your bank account daily. While cash apps are very convenient, they are also prime targets for fraud. 

It looks like it may be a 'Zoom' Thanksgiving this year for many college students.


When your last $166 vanishes: ‘Fast fraud’ surges on payment apps


SOURCE:   Nathaniel Popper, The New York Times  (via Denver Post)



College students urged not to travel home for Thanksgiving amid COVID-19


SOURCE:  Nicole Pelletiere via GMA 

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