Woman faces prison after scammer opened a Cash App in her name
Original title: Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison
Amanda Smith is charged in Arkansas over a $1,000 Facebook Marketplace payment to an account using her SSN.
Amanda Smith of Pennsylvania was arrested in April on an Arkansas warrant after a scammer opened a Cash App in her name and received $1,000 from a Facebook Marketplace fraud victim. Investigators say Block returned her Social Security number and date of birth for the account $Smithy5687, created in late January. She faces computer fraud, unlawful use of a communication device and theft of property, with up to six years in prison if convicted. Other account details, including address and phone number, do not match her, according to 404 Media’s review of discovery data.
Unconfirmed: Smith’s account of innocence is her telling; the Arkansas case is ongoing and guilt is not established.
- Police responded to the Arkansas fraud report on February 4.
- Bail was set at $50,000, then another $20,000 after extradition proceedings.
- Smith says she has never used Cash App and has never been to Arkansas.
- Cash App would not give her account information because she could not prove ownership.
- A Venmo account used the same phone number under a different name.
Impact: Identity used to receive $1,000 from a marketplace scam
- Vendors
- Block
- Products
- Cash App
- Victims
- Amanda Smith
- Countries
- United States
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Amanda Smith spent three nights in jail after a Facebook Marketplace scam led to a CashApp account in her name. She says she didn't make it.
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