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Woman Faces Up to Six Years in Prison Over Cash App Account She Says She Didn’t Open

Oct 22, 2026 · Original article ↗

Summary

Amanda Smith says someone used her personal information to open a Cash App account tied to a Facebook Marketplace scam. She was arrested and charged; the case is ongoing, and the source of her information is unknown.

Key points

Smith says someone used her Social Security number and date of birth to open a Cash App account.
The account allegedly received $1,000 from a buyer in a Facebook Marketplace scam involving a taken-over Facebook account.
Smith was arrested in Pennsylvania over alleged conduct in Arkansas, spent three nights in jail, and faces up to six years in prison.
404 Media found account details, including the address and network used, that reportedly did not match Smith’s.
The source of Smith’s Social Security number and date of birth has not been established, and her case is ongoing.
The article advises checking what information was exposed and taking steps such as changing reused passwords, enabling multifactor authentication, and freezing credit when appropriate.

Article Details

Victim Organization: Amanda Smith
Incident Type: Alleged identity theft and fraudulent Cash App account creation, reportedly using Smith's personal information; the account received money connected to a Facebook Marketplace scam.
Data Types Exposed: Social Security number
Date of birth
Operational Impact: Smith was arrested in Pennsylvania over the alleged crime in Arkansas and spent three nights in jail. She faced criminal charges and potentially up to six years in prison. She says account details, including the address and network used, did not match her own.
Claim Status: alleged

People

Amanda SmithThe person whose identity was allegedly used to open the Cash App account; she says she did not open it.

Vendors

BlockInvestigators obtained account information from Block, Cash App’s parent company. That information included Smith’s Social Security number and date of birth. Police subsequently arrested her in Pennsylvania over the

Products

Cash AppA Cash App account opened in her name has left Amanda Smith facing criminal charges and potentially up to six years in prison.Facebook Marketplace404 Media reports that Smith says someone used her Social Security number (SSN) and date of birth to create an account that received money from a Facebook Marketplace scam.Venmoused for the account linked to an Amanda Smith in older breach data. They also found someone made a Venmo account using the same phone number but under another name entirely.