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 ...

Bitcoin ATM fraud is a growing threat in Houston and nationwide. Awareness and quick action can help protect consumers and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowans are getting ripped off at a place we all use. It's got the attention of the state's top cop who said Wednesday the scam has to stop. "Do not put money into a crypto ATM, ...

CONCERNS THAT DOESN’T GO FAR ENOUGH. I GOT AN EMAIL TELLING ME THAT MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT WAS AT RISK, AND I HAD $15,000 IN THERE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO WITHDRAW IT AND DEPOSIT IT IN A BITCOIN ...

Troy woman was told by the con artists that someone was sending her money to Poker.com. She doesn't gamble. One con artist pretended to be from Apple; another impersonated someone from her credit ...

In a nutshell: Cryptocurrency popularity continues to increase, and that means we're seeing more crypto-related crimes. The FBI has revealed that last year, Americans were tricked out of $333 million ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Bitcoin ATM machines that convert cash into cryptocurrency have become the favorite tool of scammers, many operating from overseas. The I-Team has been working with ABC News on ...

Seven Democratic US Senators have sent letters to ten of the country’s biggest Bitcoin ATM operators urging them to address fraud against elderly Americans. A group of United States Senate Democrats ...

Last year, Mellissa McKie wired Isanti County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Leatham as much money as she could get her hands on in a day. She thought paying $2,000 through cryptocurrency kiosks, in a gas station ...