Victims are being preyed on and instead of sending gift cards - are now being directed to pay scammers using Bitcoin kiosks.

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- An ITEAM investigation in collaboration with ABC News is exposing scams involving Bitcoin ATMs - kiosks that are popping up across North Carolina and throughout the country.

Abacus Market, the largest Bitcoin-powered Western darknet marketplace, has gone offline in an apparent exit scam. Its website and infrastructure, including its clearnet mirror, are inaccessible, TRM ...

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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 ...

SALINA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Salina woman lost almost $10,000 after becoming a victim of an online bitcoin scam. Salina Police report that a 72-year-old woman received an email on Saturday which appeared ...

A retired teacher says a Bitcoin scam took her life savings — and now she might lose her home. The warning she wants everyone to hear. 7’s Heather Walker has this exclusive investigation. Karla Kelley ...

A police officer in Waltham, Massachusetts is being called a hero after he managed to thwart an apparent Bitcoin scam. On Thursday, Officer Dan Collins was off-duty and headed to an assignment when he ...

LOCAL WOMAN WHO FELL FOR A SIMILAR SCAM SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE MY OLDEST SON CALLING MY MOTHER, SAYING, MIMI, I’VE BEEN ARRESTED. THE $9,000 HIT JACQUELINE TOOK A FEW YEARS AGO AFTER ...

In 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. President Nayib Bukele said the decision would help the country break free from relying on the US dollar and ...