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TBD | The $30,000 Zelle Scam

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

English - October 14, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - ★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
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Zelle has exploded in popularity as a fast, convenient way to send and receive money. But the story of a couple who was scammed out of a pool shows there are problems with safety on the platform. 

Guest: Devin Friedman, journalist and senior correspondent for GQ magazine.

You can read Devin’s piece here.

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Zelle has exploded in popularity as a fast, convenient way to send and receive money. But the story of a couple who was scammed out of a pool shows there are problems with safety on the platform. 


Guest: Devin Friedman, journalist and senior correspondent for GQ magazine.


You can read Devin’s piece here.


If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work.


Check out Compiler here: https://link.chtbl.com/compiler?sid=podcast.whatnext.2023

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