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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said fraudsters in 2025 bilked Americans out of more than $333 million with ruses perpetrated ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Bitcoin ATM fraud hit $333 million in losses in 2025, the FBI said. Over 10,000 people have fallen victim to bitcoin ATM scams, with older adults being the most affected. Bitcoin ATM fraud losses have ...

(NEW YORK) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation said fraudsters in 2025 bilked Americans out of more than $333 million with ruses perpetrated using bitcoin ATM machines, a marked uptick over ...

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 ...