U.S. consumers lost nearly $250 million in 2024 to fraud involving Bitcoin ATMs, more than double the losses of the previous ...
Nevada Secretary of State warns of Bitcoin ATM scams where fraudsters promise high-return investments to steal money through ...
There has been a "massive" surge in the amount of money consumers have lost to scams involving Bitcoin ATM machines, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The amount of money lost has ...
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 ...
Nevada Secretary of State’s Office issued a warning Tuesday about an increasing number of scams related to cryptocurrency ...
Once a victim sends their money digitally, it’s hard for law enforcement to take action because scammers are often overseas.
No one − repeat, no one − needs to be so fearful that they're stuffing tens of thousands of dollars in a box and standing at home or in a parking lot waiting for a stranger to pick up the cash to ...
Elder financial abuse has been fueled by more convincing scams and sometimes artificial intelligence, which is why law enforcement said education about scams is crucial. Officials are especially ...
In June 2024, when Fran Bates entered a Fort Worth-area gas station, she thought the voice on the other end of the phone was from her bank, and she thought a machine where she was in the process of ...