The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.
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.
Elderly victims are routinely being targeted in Bitcoin ATM scams, here is what to know about the fraud so you can help protect your family members.
Federal authorities say Americans lost a record $333 million in bitcoin ATM scams over the last year, topping 2024's total of ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Recent FBI data shows an alarming fraud trend, involving ATMs that specialize in cryptocurrency transactions, like Bitcoin. Body camera footage out of Florida highlights the ...
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 ...
(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 ...
In September, Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb sued Athena Bitcoin, saying the company’s own data shows 93% of transactions on its devices in its first five months of operations in ...
Data from the FBI shows a new way of scamming people is exploding across the country.The common denominator in the scams is a cryptocurrency ATM. You might not have heard of them, but the small kiosks ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...