Fraudulent Venmo Requests
We’ve received word that scammers are using a Venmo account using a similar name and profile picture. If you receive a request to donate money (so far they’ve requested money for spay/neuters but can use different ploys) verify the sender. Here are important differences.
- @ARFPNC is the legitimate account. Scammers are currently using @ARPFNC– (note the two dashes) but can rotate through various special characters to mask their activities
- The legitimate ARFP account is a business account. It will not show up as a personal account
If you’ve received a request from the scam account:
- Report it as junk or fraud
- Email a screenshot to phishing@venmo.com
- You can also forward it to your local police departmen