According to the Better Business Bureau, home improvement scams increase once warm weather starts to peak. According to the BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report, home improvement scams were in the top 5 riskiest scams reported last year.

And as scams become cleverer and more high-tech ... hoping you won’t think twice about paying. Venmo will alert you, however, if you’re sending money to someone you’ve never interacted ...

Venmo also offers a contact form for users who have received a request they aren’t sure about, and a mechanism to report suspected scams. Make sure to stay alert to fraud when using Venmo.

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- We have a consumer alert straight from ... using an email address ending in Venmo.com. Freebairn was right, it was a scam, but before she realized it, she ...

A Utah woman thought she paid a pro to help prepare her taxes. Instead, she says she nearly lost thousands of dollars to someone posing as a Venmo customer service representative.

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert about payment app scams after reports of scammers targeting Venmo users nationwide. The scammer ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is warning New York City residents about a donation scam where crooks attempt ... tricking them into donating via Venmo or a similar money sharing app, to fake ...

The Tukwila Police Department is warning community members of a kidnapping scam. Over the past several ... He demanded my sister Venmo him money while on the phone. She could hear a man crying ...