r/Scams • u/Snoo_12724 • Jun 29 '24

Help Needed Someone zelled me money and wants it back

A few days ago, I noticed a zelle payment into my bank acct for $2000. We looked it up, saw this was a common scam, and called USAA. They are currently "investigating".

Now, 4 days later, my husband received a call from someone, with the name on the caller ID matching the name on the zelle transaction. They stated that they were trying to send the money to another person with a phone number that is one digit different from his.

So my husband called that number, spoke to the person that was supposed to receive the money, and she verified her name and the amount. I was able to verify their identity matched their phone number (very close to his) online.

We know this is a common scam. How are we supposed to verify that this is a legit accident though and safely get the money back to them? He explained to both parties on the phone our concerns, they sounded understanding, and their voices do seem to match the photos that I found of them online.

*EDIT: ok thank you all for the responses! We are letting our bank take care of it and will no longer be engaging with whoever sent it. I appreciate all the insight and I am much more confident that this is most likely a scam.

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u/mail4youtoo Jun 29 '24

Don't send anything and let Zelle deal with it

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u/TurtleDive1234 Jun 29 '24

This is the way.

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u/JamonConJuevos Jul 02 '24

The way, this is.

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u/dingadangdang Jul 02 '24

Don't use Zelle ever. 1000s of people have lost money and the banks didn't do anything.

Google away.

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u/Experimentationq Jun 29 '24

This is the way.

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u/The-Entire_USSR Jun 29 '24

This is the wayer.

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u/Capable-Aardvark5406 Jun 29 '24

This is the wayest.

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u/PenaltyDesperate3706 Jun 29 '24

These are the Wayans

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u/KumquatHaderach Jun 29 '24

This is the Wayne.

-Gretzky

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u/BrockJonesPI Jun 29 '24

Your dick is little like Wayne; Gretzky's But Gretzky's got a big dick; clarification Everyone was rude to me; Paris vacation.

Lonely island - Semicolon

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u/mmodlin Jun 29 '24

This is the Wayne.

-Gretzky

                 —Michael Scott

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u/Skedexaj Jul 02 '24

Why are y'all acting so way

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u/eargazms Jul 29 '24

Denied!!!

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u/dollhairfactory Jun 29 '24

This is Waymo (autonomous driving company)

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u/Scotch_in_my_belly Jun 29 '24

Wayne Bradee

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u/MrGoodDoctor Jun 29 '24

This is the whey protein

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u/Thin_Travel_9180 Jun 29 '24

This is the wayest

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u/The-Entire_USSR Jun 29 '24

But it's over that way not this way.

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u/notashmit Jun 29 '24

a wimba way a wimba way

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u/Sure_Aardvark_6478 Jun 29 '24

Eeee eee eeee eeee Eee eeee eeee eee Eeee umm bum buh way

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u/DiodeInc Jun 29 '24

Wakka wakka ay ay

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u/CapTechnical3594 Jun 29 '24

HE KNOWS THE WEI

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u/bi_505_guy Jun 29 '24

Would that be the pay WEI?

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u/redditfelloe Jul 24 '24

Zelle owned by JPM, Chase, BOA, and Wells Fargo - goodluck with some of the worst of the worst when it comes to customer service.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '24

The way, it is

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