She got a phone call to deposit her money. The terrifying scam inside bitcoin ATMs in the US


The machines look like a traditional automatic teller machine, but do not distribute cash. Instead, they take bills in various denominations in exchange for cryptocurrency, which is not tied to governments or banks and is untraceable. — Pixabay

The stories have played out across the country.

In New Jersey, it was a 74-year-old retired art restorer contacted by a person purporting to be an Apple representative, advising her that her computer had been hacked and her credentials and accounts with her banks had been compromised.

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