Man secretly stealing via victims’ Venmo apps near Oakland’s Lake Merritt

The Brief

  • Man secretly stealing funds from unsuspecting victims’ Venmo apps
  • Fraudster claims to be rapper in town to perform and offers his Spotify info
  • Man often deletes Venmo app, delaying notification to victims

Oakland Victims are speaking out after being bilked by a man who secretly stole thousands of dollars via their Venmo apps as they walked near Oakland’s Lake Merritt.

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“It felt very violating just to have that happen to me. I mean, I love walking the lake, and I heard there’s various crime issues et cetera, so I could have been more aware,” one woman told KTVU. She did not want her identity revealed.

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