Things that can happen when you let somebody use your cellphone…

This is a news item out of NYC today: ——-

“Since May 19, the NYPD has received at least six reports of women being approached by a group of young men in Central Park -- mostly in Sheep Meadow.

They say the men asked for donations for their sports team via Zelle, a money transfer app.

They then convinced the women to hand over their phones, saying they'll type in the email address associated with their account.

"Once they get their phones, they quickly transfer themselves large sums of money," said Capt. Anthony lavino, commanding officer of the Central Park precinct.

Two of the victims were able to cancel the transactions in time but the other four lost a total of nearly $7,000.”

abc7ny(.)com/post/nypd-warning-new-yorkers-central-park-latest-thieves/14883127/