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The original was posted on /r/scams by /u/aberdeenwillie on 2024-09-24 00:16:23+00:00.

My friend’s aunt received a payment over Zelle recently from someone she didn’t know and then received the ol’ “I sent this by mistake, please send it back” schtik. She just said to have the bank handle it and informed her own bank and it was taken care of.

But the scammer kept messaging for the money back and started making threats about being sued so she blocked and ignored. A few days later a police officer (allegedly) comes by her house and delivers a summons to small claims court. It was a legit summons and the part that gets stranger is that it was for her husband, not her whose Zelle it was. They went to the courthouse on the day indicated and the scammer never showed, so the judge dismissed the case.

I’m not a Zelle user, but how on earth was it possible for the scammer to file a legit case with a courthouse? Was this really a scam or something more at play? Any insight appreciated.