Q: I live in the state of Kentucky where I own a business. I have had $1,400 stolen from me by the financial app venmo
Venmo is a popular app that is used to process financial transactions so that people can easily access funds online. Venmos reputation is littered with hundreds upon thousands of complaints about they're misleading policies and theft of funds for no reason. Venmo has stolen $1,400 from me that has been paid to me by a client they refused to release the funds they have Frozen my account and deleted it and they are not currently allowing me just admit any information to access the funds. They refused to tell me why I can't access the funds or what documents I need to provide in order to access them what can I do there are thousands of people who have been ripped off by this app an FTC refuses to do anything even though they have an entire column about the app but all they do is recommend because being careful.
A: Contact an attorney immediately and look into filing suit against Venmo.
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