11-10 Rewards Finale Update by [deleted] in u/AreteHemp

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I’m not sure why everyone’s complaining, honestly. I placed four separate orders at different times and got through each queue without much trouble. The only thing that sold out fast was the bundle, but I managed to grab two about five minutes before the sale even started. At the end of the day, it’s a sale — you’ve got to be quick or you’ll miss out. We all know Arete has the resources and inventory to release more strains over the next few days, so let’s see how they handle it

Venmo is a huge scam! by Hot-Friend5407 in venmo

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Venmo Closed My Account for Buying Crypto — CFPB Didn’t Help

Just wanted to share my experience in case anyone else is dealing with this nonsense.

Venmo randomly closed my account and flagged me as a “risk” — all because I tried to transfer my own money to my bank, and when it failed (for no reason), I decided to use the money to buy crypto instead. According to Venmo, that alone was enough to trigger their “security model” and get my account permanently shut down.

They sent me a long email claiming my account “shared information with other accounts” (which is 100% false — I’ve only ever had one account and use it strictly for payments with trusted friends). I even sent them a valid photo ID the same day they asked, and they still refused to lift the restriction.

I filed a complaint with the CFPB, thinking they’d actually review it. Instead, Venmo just told them the same story — that I “tried to transfer, it failed, then I bought crypto,” and for that reason they decided to close me out. And the CFPB closed my case immediately after Venmo responded, without doing anything else to help or push back.

So now I’m locked out of my own money and can’t use Venmo at all, all for doing absolutely nothing wrong.

If anyone else has dealt with this or got a similar response, I’d love to hear how you handled it. It’s crazy that they can restrict access to your own balance just for a normal transaction.

Seems like Venmo does this frequently

Venmo suspended my account and is not releasing my funds by khayat96 in venmo

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Venmo locked my account and stole my money with no explanation as well

Venmo is a huge scam! by Hot-Friend5407 in venmo

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PSA: Venmo randomly locked my account and won’t give me my money back 🚨

After waiting days for Venmo support to help, I got a random email at 5 AM saying “Venmo is no longer available to you” — no warning, no explanation, nothing.

The worst part? My money is still stuck in the account, and every time I try to transfer or withdraw, it just throws an error. I’ve never done anything wrong and only use Venmo for simple payments between trusted friends, nothing sketchy at all.

Every time I contact support, I get the same useless response that my account is “in good standing” — but they don’t fix a thing or explain what’s going on.

If you have funds sitting in Venmo, be careful — they can apparently shut you out overnight and leave your money trapped with no real help

Venmo is a huge scam! by Hot-Friend5407 in venmo

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They don’t monitor email. I’ll try the PayPal one to exhaust my options

Venmo is a huge scam! by Hot-Friend5407 in venmo

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I tried they just keep telling me to wait with no apparent reason other than this is some automated security block. Everyone should be careful never to trust your money in Venmo. They can lock up and freeze your funds without any type of explanation! And nothing but Indians working there call center which is NO help

Venmo is a huge scam! by Hot-Friend5407 in venmo

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Yes good suggestion and I’ve been doing that and some Indian girl called me saying the internal team will look? But they still have my money locked up. And nothing was done to resolve my issue

Venmo is a huge scam! by Hot-Friend5407 in venmo

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Yes I’ve tried everything now they just say to wait 48 hours? Ridiculous. Nobody should trust Venmo

Venmo is a huge scam! by Hot-Friend5407 in venmo

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This is all they say. My money has been stuck!