[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by clossonjunk

I have sold a few things recently and this is definitely a scam. I got responses just like this. Never never accept anything but cold hard cash. Also, asking you if you will accept a Zelle payment is also a scam!!!! I got no less than10 responses asking immediate for my phone number and/or demanding me to accept Zelle payment. All the responses were identical, so I was suspicious enough to research if they were scans. Don’t even accept Venmo or PayPal. There’s a way for them to take the money back doing that. Don’t give out your phone number or address. Keep your communication within the site you posted and have them meet you at a rec center or mailbox parking lot. I got so many of these scammers responses, that a few months ago, when I was selling furniture, I had the person meet me at the mailbox and then had them follow me to my house. If they showed up to the mailbox, I knew they were legitimate.

Please explain how a Zelle payment to you can be a scam. To me, a Zelle payment is equivalent to cash, the money won't transfer into your account if it wasn't in the sender's account and once you have the money it cannot be taken back. How does this become a scam?