From fake PayPal refunds to Uber ride thefts, cryptocurrency fraud is hitting Arizona hard. Learn how new state laws and police investigators are fighting back.

Arizona is cracking down on the small blue Bitcoin kiosks that have quietly turned into a gold mine for phone scammers, after ...

Police: Crypto ATM Fraud reports have doubled each year for the last four years, with a local total over $400,000 in losses; ...

Law enforcement authorities are proactively seeking out and closing Bitcoin ATMs that are frequently involved in extortion and scams. Update (Sept. 9, 2:45 pm UTC): This article has been updated to ...

There has been a "massive" surge in the amount of money consumers have lost to scams involving Bitcoin ATM machines, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The amount of money lost has ...

Bitcoin was supposed to cut out the middleman. Instead, it’s become a middleman’s dream for scammers. In 2025 alone, Americans lost more than $330 million to bitcoin ATM scams, according to FBI data, ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Secretary of State Michael Watson (R-Miss.) warned Mississippians to be aware of increasing scams involving Bitcoin ATM machines. “Our office has continued to see an uptick in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then comes the hook: rush to the nearest Bitcoin ATM with cash. The machines, designed for legitimate crypto purchases, become ...

Dave Lieber After last month’s Watchdog report on the Fort Worth woman conned into depositing $10,000 into a convenience store’s bitcoin ATM, several readers reached out wanting to learn more. They ...

Bring your phone for verification. You will receive a one-time passcode while at the ATM. While Bitcoin is the most widely supported asset, ATMs like Coinhub also support additional cryptocurrencies ...

Bring your phone for verification. You will receive a one-time passcode while at the ATM. While Bitcoin is the most widely supported asset, ATMs like Coinhub also support additional cryptocurrencies ...