Grand Prairie, Texas — Joseph Buentello, 80, was cruising through retirement when he received a call erroneously claiming his son was in jail. "I was scared, I hit the panic button and I let my panic ...

In the last two years, victims in Clay County have lost $3 million to scammers who fabricate fees for missing jury duty and ...

From 2020 to 2023, consumer losses in bitcoin ATM scams skyrocketed nearly tenfold to $114 million annually, according to the Federal Trade Commission. During that time frame, consumers over the age ...

Nevada Secretary of State warns of Bitcoin ATM scams where fraudsters promise high-return investments to steal money through ...

Americans in 2024 lost nearly $250 million to scams that used Bitcoin ATMs 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 ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a new bitcoin scam in which a conman is impersonating U.S. customs agents and demand payments to avoid arrest ...

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of several new scams making their way around the county, including jury duty, door-to-door soliciting, and Bitcoin ...

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MACHINE INSIDE WARNING PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF SCAMS. POLICE SAY SCAMMERS CONVINCED TWO PEOPLE TO DEPOSIT MORE THAN $11,000 INTO THE BITCOIN MACHINE AT THE CUMBERLAND FARMS ON EAST MAIN STREET. TONIGHT, ...

Thai authorities seized $8.6 million worth of Bitcoin mining equipment from seven operations suspected of supporting Chinese ...

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