Cryptocurrency ATM scam has lost Coloradans thousands

Cryptocurrency ATM scam has lost Coloradans thousands

>> WE’RE BACK NEW HERE AT
5.30, A CRYPTOCURRENCY ATM
SCAM MORNING. DENVER POLICE
SAY THEY’RE SEEING A RISE IN
THESE KINDS OF SCAMS. IN FACT,
DPD SAYS A LOCAL WOMAN
RECENTLY LOST 14,000 BUCKS TO
ONE OF THEM. SO HERE’S HOW IT
WORKS. SCAMMERS WILL CALL A
VICTIM AND TELL THEM YOU HAVE
AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT AND YOU
MUST PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
CLEAR THAT WARRANTS. NOW,
HERE’S THE TWIST. INSTEAD OF
ASKING FOR A GIFT CARD OR WIRE
TRANSFER SOMETHING FROM, YOU
KNOW, APPLE PAY OR SOMETHING.
THE SCAMMERS ARE ASKING FOR
PAYMENT THROUGH CRYPTOCURRENCY
ATM’S. THE MACHINES TYPICALLY
FOUND IN GROCERY STORES OR
LIQUOR STORES OR SMOKE SHOPS.
POLICE ARE REMINDING PEOPLE
LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL NEVER ASK
FOR PAYMENT THROUGH GIFT

Instead of asking for a wire transfer or for the victim to purchase and deliver gift cards or pre-paid debit cards — both methods Colorado law enforcement has seen scammers use to pry money out of victim’s wallets — these scammers ask for payment through a cryptocurrency ATM.

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