This Morning's Incompetent Scam

 Look at the date sent stamp:

Yes, 2/2/2330.  The default outlook domain is onmicrosoft.com.  These crooks were not smart enough to set a valid or at least not onviously bogus email address.

Today's Scam

 It looks legit.  I call the number and the East Indian in a boiler room wants me to correct the error with a URL ending in live.  Oh yes, if I do not, the charge will go to my checking account.  Worse, when I try to close my Venmo account which has been hacked in the past, it wants to send me a verification code to a number that I have never had.  Venmo is apparently very insecure.

Venmo's instructions for dealing with this are wrong.  No such choices appear.  They seem to have no phone number.

	Delaney Foster requests $79.99 Your account has been charged for a cryptocurrency purchase. If you didn’t authorize this, reach out to support at +1 (808) 460_6127. Transaction ID: DX24KG8MT.

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