Maria was standing in front of a cryptocurrency ATM, $5,000 in hand and a moment away from being scammed. Fabricated court documents, supposedly sent by text from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, threatened the 72-year-old with arrest if she didn’t feed the money into the “crypto kiosk” at a grocery store. A voice on her […]
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Crypto kiosks were used to scam $56 million from Texans last year. Lawmakers want regulation.
Fraudsters are increasingly using the ATM-like machines for fast access to money that’s difficult to trace.
