Woman charged with computer fraud due to scam CashApp account being in her name
A Pennsylvania woman was arrested for computer fraud after a scammer used her identity to open a fraudulent CashApp account. Despite her innocence, she faces a difficult legal battle and has been unable to get assistance from CashApp to resolve the identity theft.
Why it matters
This highlights the severe real-world consequences of identity theft and the lack of accountability or support mechanisms from major fintech platforms for victims of fraud.
Amanda Smith answered the door one afternoon in April and came face to face with the local Sheriff’s department in upstate Pennsylvania. The officers said they had a warrant for her arrest for a crime she had allegedly committed more than a thousand miles away in Arkansas.
“I was completely confused,” Smith recalled. For one, she had never been to Arkansas. Second, the warrant was for computer fraud. By her own admission, Smith was not a very tech savvy person.
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