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Venmo Upgrades Debit Card, Checkout Options To Compete With Rivals: See What's New Venmo Upgrades Debit Card, Checkout Options To Compete With Rivals: See What's New
Venmo Upgrades Debit Card, Checkout Options To Compete With Rivals: See What's New Venmo is launching a new debit card rewards program and expanding its checkout options as the popular payment platform aims to compete with other similar services. Parent company PayPal announced the upgrades to the Venmo Debit Mastercard and Venmo Checkout service in a news release on Wednesday, June 4. The money-transferring app is used monthly by more than 64 million Americans. Venmo's debit card now offers 15% cash back at major retailers like Lyft, McDonald's, Sephora, Walgreens, and Walmart. Users can activate offers through the Venmo app to earn rewards on purchases both in…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Facebook May Send You $40 – And It's Not A Scam: Here's Why Facebook May Send You $40 – And It's Not A Scam: Here's Why
Facebook May Send You $40 – And It's Not A Scam: Here's Why Double-check your bank account, you may have gotten money from Facebook that you completely forgot was coming. Facebook users who filed claims in a $90 million privacy settlement that dates back nearly 15 years could soon start seeing payments – or may have already been paid. Many people on social media said they started receiving payments of $40.67 on Thursday, April 10. A class-action lawsuit claimed Facebook improperly tracked users' online activity without consent when users visited non-Facebook websites displaying Facebook's "Like" button. The suit said the nonconsensual tracking happe…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Zelle Shuts Down App For Payments: Here's How To Keep Receiving, Sending Money Zelle Shuts Down App For Payments: Here's How To Keep Receiving, Sending Money
Zelle Shuts Down App For Payments: Here's How To Keep Receiving, Sending Money Zelle has officially ended payments through its standalone app. A notice appeared in the Zelle app on Wednesday, April 2, telling users that they could no longer use the app to send or receive money. Those who still have the app can still log in to view their transaction history, but transfers are no longer supported. Zelle said it had about 151 million users in 2024, with people and businesses sending more than $1 trillion. "This app is no longer available for sending and receiving money," the notice said. "You will be able to log in until August 11, 2025, but not send…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said.  Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday.  Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police Warn Area Residents Of Eversource Phone Scam Police Warn Area Residents Of Eversource Phone Scam
Police Warn Area Residents Of Eversource Phone Scam Law enforcement agencies in New England are cautioning consumers about a potential utility scam involving Eversource as the region contends with the fallout of Tropical Storm Elsa. In Connecticut, police in Fairfield County issued an alert as the storm made its way up the East Coast, advising that fraudsters have been running an elaborate scheme posing as Eversource employees to gain personal information. “We are receiving calls that residents are getting the Eversource scam calls now," the Greenwich Police Department posted on social media. "The crook will pretend to be an Eversource empl…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Beware Of These Five New Scammer Tactics, Utility Companies Warn COVID-19: Beware Of These Five New Scammer Tactics, Utility Companies Warn
Covid-19: Beware Of These Five New Scammer Tactics, Utility Companies Warn With the United States crossing a grim milestone as the COVID-19 death toll topped 500,000, utility companies are cautioning about new scams that have arisen in the past year as opportunistic fraudsters look to take advantage of the pandemic. Utility companies across the country have issued alerts regarding new scams as they seek to allow their customers to protect themselves from scammers exploiting the COVID-19 outbreak. According to officials, one of the largest threats involves scammers aggressively threatening to disconnect service, claiming that bills are past due, unless a payment is…

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by Zak Failla