‘Ebenezer’ Creates a Real Venmo Profile for Scrooge, Which Hands Out Money and Accepts It, Too

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The surly miser Ebenezer Scrooge is no longer just a fictional character haunting the holidays — he’s on Venmo.

To promote Ti West’s upcoming adaptation of the notorious character in the film “Ebenezer,” starring Johnny Depp in the titular role, the team created a Venmo account for Ebenezer Scrooge. The official account for the film announced the news on X, writing “Ebenezer Scrooge is now on @venmo. Think he’s feeling generous? 💰 Send a request: https://venmo.com/u/EBENEZERmovie” accompanied by a video of people making requests for various amounts of money and Scrooge’s stingy payouts. Despite the request, Ebenezer’s response is always the same, giving just a penny in return.

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