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 ...
The voice belonged to a scammer, and experts believe the call was likely made from overseas. The machine was a bitcoin ATM kiosk-- one of more than 45,000 across the country. And on that summer day in ...
In a statement shared with Benzinga, the FBI observed a "clear and constant rise" in fraudulent transactions involving cryptocurrency kiosks, describing it as a trend that is "not slowing down." ...
With scammers using crypto ATMs to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from Americans, a movement to ban bitcoin teller machines is growing nationwide.
Bitcoin ATM scams cost Americans $333.5 million in 2025, targeting seniors with fake government calls directing them to crypto kiosks for irreversible theft.
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 ...
The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.