FTC Warning: Crypto ATM Scams Up 1,000%—How To Protect Yourself

Cryptocurrency ATM scams are surging, with FTC data showing a 1,000% increase in losses. Learn how scammers operate and how ...
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Americans lost $333M to bitcoin ATM scams in 2025. What to know about this fast-growing form of financial fraud and how to protect yourself

Bitcoin was supposed to cut out the middleman. Instead, it’s become a middleman’s dream for scammers. In 2025 alone, Americans lost more than $330 million to bitcoin ATM scams, according to FBI data, ...
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Bitcoin ATMs increasingly used by scammers to target victims, critics say

In June 2024, when Fran Bates entered a Fort Worth-area gas station, she thought the voice on the other end of the phone was from her bank, and she thought a machine where she was in the process of ...
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Police: Scammer impersonating bank employee uses Bitcoin ATM to steal nearly $60,000 from Sunrise victim

SUNRISE, Fla. — An 80-year-old man in Sunrise was the victim of a fraud that cost him and his family nearly $60,000, according to police. After his son reported it to police, the victim told a police ...
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What to know about Bitcoin ATM scams that target the elderly

Q: What are these Bitcoin ATM scams targeting the elderly, so I can warn my parents? A: Bitcoin ATM scams are one of the fastest-growing ways criminals are stealing money, especially from older adults ...