In 2025 alone, Americans lost more than $330 million to bitcoin ATM scams, according to FBI data, a sharp rise fueled by ...
Dave Lieber After last month’s Watchdog report on the Fort Worth woman conned into depositing $10,000 into a convenience store’s bitcoin ATM, several readers reached out wanting to learn more. They ...
The voice belonged to a scammer, and experts believe the call was likely made from overseas. The machine was a bitcoin ATM kiosk-- one of more than 45,000 across the country. And on that summer day in ...
Stacy Hazinski received one of those annoying text messages that claimed she was about to be charged $114.02 for something she didn't buy. So she called the number, supposedly for her Apple Pay ...
NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Shortly after her husband died, an 82-year-old woman, still grieving, transferred $20,000 into her checking account to pay insurance bills. When she powered up her computer, though, ...
Popular scams include using a counterfeit device to access the ATM vestibule and placing a false façade on the front of the ...
How one New England state took quick action ...
PEORIA, AZ — Arizona is looking to crack down on Bitcoin ATM scams, something that has been becoming more and more popular among scammers each year. House Bill 2387, introduced by state representative ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A grocery store probably isn’t where you’d envision seeing the work of a Secret Service agent, but Special Agent Morgan Morgan is on a mission to deliver a message. “We are in the ...
Cryptocurrency ATM scams are on the rise in Hawaii, adding another threat intended to separate people — especially senior citizens — from their hard-earned money this holiday season. Kealii Lopez, ...