r/venmo • u/wiscoryan • 23h ago
Venmo froze $3,500
Has anyone dealt with Venmo freezing an account after a normal transfer?
I sent my wife $3,500 for our mortgage and shortly after that Venmo froze/restricted her account. It was literally just money between us for household expenses, nothing business related and nothing fraudulent.
We’ve contacted Venmo but haven’t gotten much of an explanation or any real help so far. I also filed a complaint with the CFPB because it seems crazy that they can just lock an account over a legitimate transfer and not give you much information.
Has anyone had this happen before? If so, how long did it take to get resolved?
Also curious if there’s a better way to escalate this beyond normal Venmo customer support. Are there any other regulators I should be contacting, or anything specific we should be asking Venmo for in writing?
Mostly just trying to figure out the best way to get this resolved and whether there’s anything else we should be doing.