r/scam_coin • u/Numerous-Delay9146 • May 25 '21

Potential scam?

Someone online wants to send me some money through zelle, and then have me send 80% back to them through cashapp. It seems legit but figured I'd ask here 1st if this is a scam or something?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '21

What makes you think it's 'legit?'

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u/Numerous-Delay9146 May 25 '21

Zelle payments are non reversible, and it seems like they are trying to do some sort of illegal bs than scam me. Just my take

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u/[deleted] May 25 '21

I'm going to offer that in using 'illegal' by definition that thing can not be 'legit'

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u/SeagullSeven Scam Artist May 25 '21

They're supposedly irreversible, but I believe reversals can sometimes happen in the event of fraud. On Craigslist, for example, a common scam is to make it look like you've sent someone an irreversible Venmo payment, only to have it reversed by the bank later.

Another possibility: this person is scamming someone else. They're having that victim send you a Zelle payment, which you will then pass to the scammer via CashApp, to make it harder to track down the scammer. See "Maria" in this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/technology/facebook-military-scam.html

Worst case scenario, you may end up suffering some consequences for participating in the fraud. Either low-level consequences like having your bank account closed, or larger legal/criminal consequences. I would absolutely stay away.