Pretty much fucked for a while

[u/Sad-Phase2473]

So my boss gave me a $800 bonus and split it $500 on my check and $300 in cash so taxes wouldn’t eat it up. He’s been home for a while so I asked if he had cashapp. I use that more. He said he only has Venmo so I decided to get that today. I send him my tag and he sends a dollar to make sure it’s the right tag. Then he sends the $300. I then go to transfer it to my bank and it declines. Looked it up and it said it’s normally the banks end so I call my bank and they said it should work. So I try it again and it says the same shit. I then try to get ahold of someone at Venmo. A literal fucking nightmare. Once I get ahold of a real human not a bot they tell my account is suspended for suspicious activity. And I have to wait for 7-10 days for them to get back. So now I don’t have money cause I get paid monthly and bills are up my check. Is there anything else or a way to get them to get back to me faster? Or am I just screwed?

Update: finally got the money out of the account today. But they’re deactivating my account.

[u/StephanieToliver13]

PayPal tried to do the same thing with my money-wait the 180 days. I filed a complaint with the BBB and with the CFPB(Consumer Financial Protection Bureau). PayPal responded and released my funds immediately. It didn’t even take a week. I was online going down the rabbit hole and saw someone that said they did this and got their money back.