Victims are being preyed on and instead of sending gift cards - are now being directed to pay scammers using Bitcoin kiosks.
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FBI: Bitcoin ATM scams hit a record $333M

Bitcoin ATMs were supposed to make digital money as easy as grabbing cash from a corner machine. Instead, they have become ...
Bitcoin ATMs are now the No. 1 way scammers take Americans' cash, experts say.
Scams took a new form in 2025 say experts - and this time Bitcoin was the most popular way by crooks. Bitcoin hovered at ...
FBI sounds the alarm on Bitcoin ATM scams. Discover common scam tactics, warning signs, and ways to protect your family.
Bitcoin billionaire Chen Zhi has been arrested in Asia over a massive $11 billion "pig butchering" crypto scam.
Federal authorities say Americans lost a record $333 million in bitcoin ATM scams over the last year, topping 2024's total of $247 million. The post Americans lost more than $330 million on bitcoin ...
The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.
Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...
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Police investigations have found that local Bitcoin ATMs have collected several hundred thousand dollars from scam victims.