Scammers are taking advantage of people who may need money in these tough economic times. A Sterling Heights woman reached out to me after losing $3,000 trying to sell a $40 table online.

Her story is one of two scams circulating right now one called the "payment on hold" scam and the other about an "unclaimed fund" scam that's blowing up across the country.

Tracie Block, of Sterling Heights, was pleased when someone offered to buy her kitchen table and chairs from Facebook Marketplace.

The scammer, who went by Daffne, asked for her email address and phone number, explaining she'd transfer the payment through Zelle.

Then, Block received an email claiming to be from Zelle Pay with the address ZelleOnlinePayNotice@gmail.com. The subject line, in all caps, read, "CALL US TO VERIFY THIS ZE

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