An elderly woman in Westlake was deceived into depositing thousands of dollars into a cryptocurrency ATM by a scammer. This ...
Crypto ATM operators are in at least 28,000 locations, according to recent data. That is more than twice the number of Wells ...
For years, Better Call Behnken reports have warned about schemes targeting the elderly using fear, manipulation — and bitcoin ...
Crypto Dispensers (aka Virtual Assets LLC), a Chicago-based operator of ATMs that let users buy and send Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, said Friday that it is weighing a potential sale valued ...
The convenience operator's partnership with Bitstop marks one of the largest regional retail expansions of Bitcoin ATM access in the United States. In addition to Bitcoin (BTC), Bitstop now supports ...
The legacy ATM model forces customers to search for machines, rely on outdated hardware, and hope that the device is online and working. Crypto Dispensers is replacing that system with a platform that ...
The scams are as old as Ma Bell, and the technology to pull them off is as new as cryptocurrency. Scammers are sending victims to cryptocurrency ATMs instead of buying gift cards, wire transfers and ...
Several operators of cryptocurrency kiosks found in public places like convenience stores and shopping malls have been ordered by California regulators to pay hundreds of thousands in fines. On ...
Last year, Mellissa McKie wired Isanti County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Leatham as much money as she could get her hands on in a day. She thought paying $2,000 through cryptocurrency kiosks, in a gas station ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Bitcoin ATM machines that convert cash into cryptocurrency have become the favorite tool of scammers, many operating from overseas. The I-Team has been working with ABC News on ...