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WTF?! Digital identity fraud is far from something new, but this case shows just how extreme the repercussions can be. A Cash App account opened in someone else's name and used in scams could lead to an innocent person being sentenced to years in prison. The problem is that the company initially refused to provide information about the account because she couldn't prove that she was the owner.

In April, Amanda Smith was shocked to discover officers at her upstate Pennsylvania home with a warrant for her arrest, writes 404 Media . The alleged crime took place in Arkansas – more than a thousand miles away in a state she'd never visited. Smith was taken to the local jail, where she was locked up for three nights.

Her bail was initially set at $50,000, but Smith says authorities told her there was little point in paying it because they intended to extradite her to Arkansas anyway.…