The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.

Bitcoin ATMs are now the No. 1 way scammers take Americans' cash, experts say.

Bitcoin ATM scams cost Americans $333.5 million in 2025, targeting seniors with fake government calls directing them to crypto kiosks for irreversible theft.

An elderly couple was swindled out of their $1.3 million retirement fund by scammers pretending to be representatives from ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Nevada Secretary of State's Office is warning people of a recirculating scam connected to the use of cryptocurrency ATMs, also known as Bitcoin ATMs. According to the North ...

Bitcoin ATMs are used to steal money. Using some phishing email, a phone call or even a fake AI audio, targets are persuaded to send money using a Bitcoin ATM to the recipient's wallet address because ...

Unfortunately, a number of these Bitcoin ATM transactions are being completed. BDC: So, then your agency steps in to prosecute? JB: Our agency, along with the state Attorney General's Office and the U ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A grocery store probably isn’t where you’d envision seeing the work of a Secret Service agent, but Special ...

The voice belonged to a scammer, and experts believe the call was likely made from overseas. The machine was a bitcoin ATM kiosk-- one of more than 45,000 across the country. And on that summer day in ...

Federal regulators dropped a bombshell on August 4 when FinCEN warned banks about exploding Bitcoin ATM fraud. The numbers are brutal – complaints shot up 99% last year, victims lost $246.7 million, ...

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 ...