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3Cash App does have one real pending state. When someone new pays you, the payment can wait in your Activity tab until you accept it, and accepting costs nothing. A pending payment that lives only in a screenshot, or that needs money from you first, is the scam.`},{heading:"Running a scan on a Cash App screenshot",body:"A scan is most useful when the fake was made or retouched with an AI image tool, which is becoming common. Ordinary retouching is flagged when the model spots it. A screenshot of a generator site or of a doctored web page will pass, because the capture itself is genuine, and no scan can tell you whether a real payment will be disputed next week. Open Activity before the tickets change hands."},{heading:"If the tickets are already gone",body:`Keep every message and the screenshot itself. Report the buyer's $Cashtag inside Cash App and on the site where you met, so the account can be closed, and report the fraud to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov if you are in the US.
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5If you also sent money, for a "fee" or a "refund", contact Cash App support from inside the app. Scammers run fake Cash App support accounts and phone numbers, so a number or link a stranger gives you is the route to avoid.`}],faq:[{question:"Is a pending Cash App payment real?",answer:'It can be. Cash App holds some payments from new senders until you accept them, and accepting is free. A "pending" payment that only exists in a screenshot, or that needs a fee from you, is not.'},{question:"Can a Cash App payment screenshot be faked?",answer:"Yes, in a few minutes. Your Activity tab cannot be, so check there before anything changes hands."},{question:"Can I crop out my balance before uploading?",answer:"You can. FauxLens deletes its copy after the check, but cropping is reasonable if the screenshot shows more than you want to share. An untouched original gives the most reliable result."}],sources:[{name:"Cash App: someone sent me a payment that is pending",url:"https://cash.app/help/6568-someone-sent-me-a-payment-thats-pending"},{name:"Cash App: recognize scams and report fraud",url:"https://cash.app/help/6482-recognize-scams-and-report-fraud"}],relatedSlugs:["fake-payment-screenshot-detector","fake-venmo-screenshot","fake-zelle-screenshot","fake-paypal-screenshot"],relatedBlogSlugs:["how-to-check-if-a-photo-is-fake","synthetic-identity-fraud"]};

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