Woman faces Arkansas charges over Cash App she says she never opened
First merged summary.
Amanda Smith still faces Arkansas charges and up to six years over a $1,000 Cash App account she says she never opened.
Amanda Smith of Pennsylvania faces Arkansas charges and up to six years in prison over a Cash App account she says she never opened. Investigators say Block returned her Social Security number and date of birth for account $Smithy5687, created in late January, which received $1,000 after a Facebook Marketplace buyer was directed to pay it. She was arrested in April, spent three nights in jail, and still faces computer fraud, unlawful use of a communication device, and theft of property; her lawyer is seeking dismissal. Discovery did not match her address, phone, or network; Hacker News also cites Verizon access and an iPhone on iOS 16.1.1. 404 Media says bail was $50,000, then another $20,000; Hacker News says $50,000 in Pennsylvania and later $20,000 in Arkansas. The case remains open.
- Account $Smithy5687 was created in late January with her SSN and date of birth.
- The account received $1,000; Hacker News says the money was split within hours.
- Charges are computer fraud, unlawful device use, and theft, with up to six years.
- Address, phone, network, Verizon access, and an iOS 16.1.1 iPhone did not match her.
- She was arrested in April, jailed three nights, and her lawyer seeks dismissal.
- The account phone number was also tied to a Venmo account under another name.
What each outlet adds
beyond the shared facts- 404 MediaNames account $Smithy5687, late-January creation, and the February 4 police response.
- Malwarebytes LabsReports three nights in jail and the phone number in older breach data.
- Hacker NewsAdds device mismatches, money split within hours, and a dismissal request.
- Vendors
- Block
- Products
- Cash App
- Victims
- Amanda Smith
- Countries
- United States
Coverage
oldest first · one row per article · UTC- · 4d ago
404 MediaFirst report
Woman faces prison after scammer opened a Cash App in her name
Amanda Smith is charged in Arkansas over a $1,000 Facebook Marketplace payment to an account using her SSN.
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Malwarebytes Labs
Woman charged over a Cash App account she says she never opened
404 Media says account address and network details did not match Amanda Smith, whose case remains ongoing.
- · 3d ago
Hacker News · security
Woman faces up to six years over a 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.