Cybercriminals have quietly turned Android phones into remote controls for emptying bank accounts at cash machines, and the tactic is spreading fast enough that law enforcement and security ...
A local victim breaks her silence to help others avoid an elaborate scheme.
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 ...
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 ...
Q: What are these Bitcoin ATM scams targeting the elderly, so I can warn my parents? A: Bitcoin ATM scams are one of the fastest-growing ways criminals are stealing money, especially from older adults ...
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 ...
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 ...
The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.
Bitcoin ATMs were supposed to make digital money as easy as grabbing cash from a corner machine. Instead, they have become one of the fastest growing tools for fraud, with the FBI now tying them to a ...
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 ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert about a scam reported in Florida. Police shared video of two men and an elaborate ATM scam. Investigators say the men were caught after they purposely ...