WatchOut for fake Venmo security calls asking for your reset code

What to do

Hang up. Do not press 1.
Do not read the code aloud, type it into the keypad, or send it to anyone who contacts you.
Open the Venmo app yourself. Do not use a phone number or link from the call.
In the Venmo app, change your password and remove any remembered devices you do not recognize.
If you already shared the code, contact Venmo support from inside the app: open Me, then Settings, then Get Help, then Chat With Us, and ask for an agent.

This warning is based on one direct report. It does not say how many people received the call, whether anyone lost money, or when the calls started.
No scam phone number or website is listed, because none was shown.
The picture is a real Venmo security-code text. The code is covered. The text itself is not the scam.
The message time says Today. That is not a calendar date, so this alert does not give a first-seen date.
Callers may use different words. Venmo's login guidance still applies: Venmo will never ask for the six-digit code on a phone call.

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