EPD calls Bitcoin scams a 'growing trend'
Officials with the Evansville Police Financial Crimes Unit are warning against the 'growing trend' of Bitcoin scams in a post to social media. The post says scammers tell victims to go to Bitcoin ATMs and send money. These scammers contact victims over the phone or online to pay bond for a warrant, restore an account or send money to a 'friend' online they have never met.
The post goes on to say these the money stolen in these scams is 100% impossible to recover.
Over 40 cases of these scams have been reported to EPD in the past two years. Over half a million dollars have been stolen in these scams. Five of these scams occurred in the past week.
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