Bitcoin ATMs are now the No. 1 way scammers take Americans' cash, experts say.

In the last two years 156 victims lost $3 million to Bitcoin ATM scams in Clay County, Missouri In the last two years, victims in Clay County have lost $3 million to scammers who fabricate fees for ...

Bitcoin ATMs were supposed to make digital money as easy as grabbing cash from a corner machine. Instead, they have become one of the fastest growing tools for fraud, with the FBI now tying them to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s how the grift works like clockwork. Scammers call pretending to be government officials, bank representatives, or even ...

As 2025 came to an end, a Cheyenne resident reported a loss of approximately $98,000 to the Cheyenne Police Department as a result of a year’s worth of scams. Like many victims, the individual had no ...

WE’LL TIME THAT OUT. COMING UP ON WEATHER WATCH 12 NEW TONIGHT A WARNING ABOUT YOUR MONEY. 12 NEWS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING SCAMS USING BITCOIN ATMS. ONE INVOLVES SCAMMERS POSING AS POLICE THREATENING ...

The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.

Scammers have increasingly directed victims to these Bitcoin ATMs, as they enable a more anonymous transaction than ...

What started with a computer pop-up message led to a Vietnam War Veteran in Florida putting thousands of dollars of cash into a Bitcoin ATM. Criminals had tricked him into thinking his money was at ...