Woman faces up to six years over a Cash App account she never opened
Original title: Woman faces six years in prison over Cash App account she never opened
Amanda Smith spent three nights in a Pennsylvania jail after a Facebook Marketplace scam sent $1,000 to an account opened with her identity.
In April, officers arrested Amanda Smith at her upstate Pennsylvania home on an Arkansas warrant tied to a Cash App account she says she never used. A scammer used her Social Security number and date of birth, then collected $1,000 after a hacked Facebook Marketplace seller told a buyer to pay that account. Cash App initially refused to give her account details because she could not prove ownership; she later received them in discovery. She still faces computer fraud, unlawful use of a communication device, and theft of property, and her lawyer is seeking dismissal.
Unconfirmed: Smith says she did not open or control the account; the criminal case is ongoing and has not been dismissed.
- Bail was first set at $50,000 in Pennsylvania and later $20,000 in Arkansas.
- The account address, Verizon access, and an iPhone on iOS 16.1.1 did not match Smith.
- The same phone number had opened a Venmo account under another name about a week earlier.
- The $1,000 was split and sent to other accounts within hours.
- Neither Cash App nor the prosecutor responded, and the case remains open.
Impact: A buyer sent $1,000 to a fraudulent Cash App account
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Block Cash App | — |
- Vendors
- Block
- Products
- Cash App
- Countries
- United States
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