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  2. Bitcoin ATM scams are soaring — and older adults are ...

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    The FTC said reported losses from Bitcoin ATM fraud topped $110 million last year, as scammers lure victims to send them large sums through the crypto kiosks. Bitcoin ATM scams are soaring — and ...

  3. Bitcoin ATM fraud is soaring, FTC warns. Here's how the scams ...

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    In 2023, consumers reported $114 million in losses from scams involving BTMs — a nearly 900% increase over the preceding three years, the FTC said Tuesday in a report. Losses through June of ...

  4. How to Protect Yourself From Bitcoin ATM Scams - AOL

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    Per the spotlight report published on Sept. 3, fraud losses have amounted to approximately $66 million in the first half of 2024. By comparison, scammers stole a total of $12 million throughout ...

  5. Cash, bitcoin, gold scams in metro Detroit send couriers ...

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    Scams targeting people aged 60 and older generated more than $3.4 billion in losses in 2023, according to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center Elder Fraud Report. That's up about 11% from 2022.

  6. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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    A pig butchering scam (in Chinese sha zhu pan [2] or shazhupan, [3] (Chinese: ĉ€çŒŞç›˜), translated as killing pig game) [1] is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.

  7. Cryptocurrency and crime - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, around US$1.7 billion in cryptocurrency was lost to scams, theft and fraud. In the first quarter of 2019, such losses rose to US$1.2 billion. [ 6 ] 2022 was a record year for cryptocurrency theft, according to Chainalysis , with US$3.8 billion [ 7 ] stolen worldwide during 125 system hacks, [ 8 ] including US$1.7 billion stolen by ...

  8. $9 Million Bitcoin Scam Defrauded More Than 250 Victims - AOL

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    Jon Montroll, the man behind BitFunder and WeExchange, was charged with fraud last February. He pleaded guilty last July, and will be sentenced in April. Montroll reportedly hid the theft of over ...

  9. PlusToken - Wikipedia

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    PlusToken started in April 2018. [2] It offered monthly payments to users of its cryptocurrency wallet. [3] There was also a token called Plus associated with it. [4] The total amount of cryptocurrency taken by PlusToken was estimated to be worth (based on 2019 prices) between $2 and US$2.9 billion.