Officials say bitcoin ATMs are often used by predators who force victims to send untraceable money to scammers.

Diane Reynolds, a Maryland retiree who lost more than $13,000 in a bitcoin scam, wants to help others avoid getting ripped ...

The sister of one of my golfing buddies received a threatening call telling her a warrant had been issued for her arrest. She panicked and followed the caller’s instructions to deposit $5,500 in a ...

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 ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel warns that scammers are using Bitcoin ATMs to defraud Michiganders. The Office of the Attorney General says Bitcoin ATM scams targeting ...

Consumer advisor Clark Howard warns that scammers are convincing victims to deposit money into Bitcoin or crypto ATMs with ...

Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before joining CNET she reported for The Associated Press and Consumer Reports. A Michigan native, she's a long-suffering Detroit sports fan ...

California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation fined Bitcoin ATM operator Coinhub $675,000 for violating ...

Stacy Hazinski received one of those annoying text messages that claimed she was about to be charged $114.02 for something she didn't buy. So she called the number, supposedly for her Apple Pay ...

Last month, Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb sued Athena Bitcoin, saying the company’s own data shows 93% of transactions on its devices in its first five months of operations in the ...

Bitcoin ATMs, which allow users to insert cash and send it to a digital wallet anywhere in the world, are increasingly being used by scammers to dupe Americans.