Recovering funds is usually impossible, but a popular crypto vendor is paying nearly $2M to victims.

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 ...

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 ...

Law enforcement authorities are proactively seeking out and closing Bitcoin ATMs that are frequently involved in extortion and scams. Update (Sept. 9, 2:45 pm UTC): This article has been updated to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s how the grift works like clockwork. Scammers call pretending to be government officials, bank representatives, or even ...

The rise of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ATMs across Montana, even in smaller towns like Glendive, Custer and Columbia Falls, ...

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Timing is critical to get victims' money back. Wisconsin cryptocurrency scam victims lost $43 million in 2025.

Dave Lieber After last month’s Watchdog report on the Fort Worth woman conned into depositing $10,000 into a convenience store’s bitcoin ATM, several readers reached out wanting to learn more. They ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Bitcoin machines are where scammers cash in on fear of arrest that they create. “He needs to post an appearance bond so he can show in court today,” a scammer says over the phone.

The first step after falling victim to a bitcoin ATM scam is to contact the company that owns the ATM where the transaction took place. Look for the contact information on your receipt or on the ...