Some Target shoppers in the Atlanta area say there were scammed out of thousands of dollars after trying to do a man a favor.
After letting a man use her phone outside the Northlake Target, Colin Fite said “Once he had my phone number, I think Venmo uses that to connect to your profile. So he could Venmo request me using that phone number.” Fite said a handful of other women have reached out to her with similar stories after posting about the incident on social media. Fite also reported the incident to authorities. “He’s definitely targeting women, and women my age or younger who may have Cash App or Venmo on their phone,” said Fite. CBS46 reported an initial instance of this crime at the Midtown Atlanta Target in November 2021. Another victim was Alice Van Derveer. She shared a similar experience
“That’s rent, that’s groceries,” said Van Derveer. “I’m a graduate student, so I don’t have that money to lose.” Fite and Van Derveer aren’t sure whether the same person is responsible for the crime. They describe the suspect as a black man in his 20’s. According to Van Derveer, the man
