NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Shortly after her husband died, an 82-year-old woman, still grieving, transferred $20,000 into her checking account to pay insurance bills. When she powered up her computer, though, ...

A Mesa senior lost thousands of dollars to a scammer, but Arizona's new cryptocurrency fraud prevention law is helping her ...

Stacy Hazinski received one of those annoying text messages that claimed she was about to be charged $114.02 for something she didn't buy. So she called the number, supposedly for her Apple Pay ...

FILE- PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 09: A Hermes Bitcoin ATM stands next to a traditional ATM in a gas station on December 9, 2024 in Pasadena, California. The price of BitCoin has skyrocketed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bitcoin ATM scams are taking tens of thousands of dollars from people across the United States, as con artists exploit the growing presence of cryptocurrency ATMs. Consumer advisor Clark Howard warns ...

Bitcoin ATM fraud hit $333 million in losses in 2025, the FBI said. Over 10,000 people have fallen victim to bitcoin ATM scams, with older adults being the most affected. Bitcoin ATM fraud losses have ...

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