FBI sounds the alarm on Bitcoin ATM scams. Discover common scam tactics, warning signs, and ways to protect your family.

A FAVORITE TOOL FOR SCAMMERS. SCAMMERS MORE AND MORE OFTEN ARE USING ATMS TO STEAL YOUR MONEY. MANY OF THESE SCAMS START WITH A CALL OR A MESSAGE ABOUT SOMETHING SUPPOSEDLY WRONG. THE SCAMMER MIGHT ...

The scammers convinced a Raleigh woman to withdraw $15,000 from her bank account and deposit it in a Bitcoin ATM. The scammers convinced a Raleigh woman to withdraw $15,000 from her bank account and ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Call it a diabolical new twist on an old scam: ATM fraudsters are turning to bitcoin. Data the Federal Trade Commission provided ...

Scammers told a Troy woman to withdraw money from her credit union and then drive to BB's of Troy in late February to use a Bitcoin Depot ATM there. She filed a Troy police report stating she lost $17 ...

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 ...

Instead of money orders or gift cards, people are now handing over their money to scammers through Bitcoin ATMs. Instead of money orders or gift cards, people are now handing over their money to ...

A police officer from White Settlement, Texas, intercepted an ongoing scam by a Chase Bank impersonator who tricked an elderly woman into withdrawing $40,000 and depositing it into a Bitcoin ATM ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported a massive increase in losses to Bitcoin ATM scams, nearly ten times the amount from 2020 and reaching over $110 million in 2023. Bitcoin ATMs are ...