The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) is reminding people to be vigilant about scams involving peer-to-peer payment applications (apps) such as Zelle, Venmo and Cashapp.
PSP is aware of a scam specifically involving Zelle, a service offered by many financial institutions through the institution’s mobile app that allows people to send money to customers of other banks, according to a release issued Monday by PSP Trooper Michael Myers, community service officer.
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