"As far as getting rid of the accounts, there should be ways to escalate it to talk to a real person," Sallman said. "If they knew that maybe people were going to lose thousands of dollars by this happening, you'd think they would maybe want to act on it." Bitcoin mining cash app The feature will be available on Cash App’s Cash Card—a line of debit cards issued by its banking partners. It is unclear whether it will be available to users who only use the mobile app. In the future users would be able to convert paychecks to Bitcoin.

Cash App is free to download for Android devices from Google Play, for iOS devices from the Apple App Store, and other mobile store platforms. Because the app is initially free, it incentivizes more users to create an account and use its services. If users want additional services other than a standard money transfer, Cash App charges small percentage fees and initial fixed costs to generate revenue. Final Thoughts Once you send them the Bitcoin, the money is gone and so are the scammers. Although not a Cash App scam per se, some of the victims must have used the app to buy the Bitcoin and transfer it to the scammers’ wallets.