For almost the entire week, I was scammed by a Venmo thing. It was not Venmo's fault, but my fault. I was trying to sell something, someone commented on it, and left a number for me to call. I contacted the number. They were fine with the pricing, and we agreed on Venmo as a payment option. I tried sending the shared option on Venmo, but they didn't use it. I tried sending a screenshot of my QR code for my profile to get the money, but they didn't use it. They asked for my @ and name, and I gave it to them. They eventually "paid," but I ended up getting a lengthy text from a separate number claiming to have to pay 500 dollars. The person that "paid" me couldn't get refunded, and for the past few days (even after giving the person my address to pick up the computer), they didn't pick up the computer. I also had to go through "tech support" using the phone number in the lengthy text. It lasted more than 2 hours, and they wanted to use Bitcoin and use different pay apps like Cash App, Chime, and the mobile check website "Paybis." I was scammed out of my money, and I was frustrated because I wanted to just sell my computer and make sure the "buyer" was refunded, since they had to "pay" 500. I am posting this to warn others of this scam so they may not fall for it. I am deeply ashamed of myself for falling for it, especially due to my young adult age. I didn't think I was capable of getting scammed. And I was so worried about the 500 fee, the emojis in the lengthy text didn't remind me of how scammers will use those to trick others.