WARNING! Scammer in VVP
Hi neighbors, I want to share that there is a teen/young adult male going around Van Vorst Park/Downtown this morning asking for donations for the AUU Basketball team, mentioning “Times Square Team” and it is a scam.
He showed me the team’s instagram and he took my phone to put the Venmo account in the search bar (i know, this was dumb of me) and venmoed himself quite a bit of money with the caption “Rent” and then quickly gave me my phone and ran away.
Description: looks like he could be between the ages of 16-21, average height and slim, he is black, and he is wearing a blue sports zip up and i believe black sweatpants. he is super friendly.
I am sharing this as a cautionary tale and dealing with the consequences - i am not asking for advice on next steps but I wanted to make my neighbors aware of this scam.