NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- An ITEAM investigation in collaboration with ABC News is exposing scams involving Bitcoin ATMs - kiosks that are popping up across North Carolina and throughout the country.
The email looked like a surprise charge of nearly $500 from Best Buy, along with a customer service line to help with any questions. The man who answered the line quickly acknowledged the charge was a ...
Just inside the front door of a Circle K convenience store, the district manager glared at a small kiosk. Yet another elderly victim had just fed thousands of dollars into the device after being ...
(KY3) - A handful of states, including Arkansas, now have laws that better protect consumers from cryptocurrency ATM scams. When it comes to scams, we often say ‘pause.’ Take a second and think about ...
More than a dozen Tasmanians have lost an estimated $2.5 million to financial scammers through the use of cryptocurrency ATMs, with one victim losing more than $750,000. A Tasmania Police ...
Based on FBI data, the threat of scam-related losses involving cryptocurrency ATMs and kiosks has been growing with 10,956 complaints filed and $246.7 million in stolen money reported in 2024. Critics ...
A North Olmsted resident at 1:18 p.m. on July 8 reported an attempted fraud in which she was convinced to deposit nearly $5,000 into a Bitcoin cryptocurrency ATM. She then attempted to deposit another ...
RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Secretary of State Elaine Marshall have launched a statewide initiative in North Carolina to combat bitcoin and cryptocurrency ATM scams, which can result ...
A 24-year-old woman in Tampa has been arrested for allegedly running an ATM fraud scheme that investigators say played out entirely on social media — using real bank accounts, fake checks, and willing ...
DISCOVERED. IT’S COSTING PEOPLE ALL ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS MILLIONS. AND I GET A PHONE CALL FROM TD BANK, WHICH HAS BEEN MY BANK FOR YEARS. 85 YEAR OLD JANICE PELTZ DIDN’T REALIZE IT AT THE TIME, BUT IT ...
When Fran Bates received a call that her bank account had been hacked, the 85-year-old wanted nothing more than to protect her savings. Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as ...