The victim told deputies he installed an app on his computer.

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OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- An Okaloosa County resident lost more than half a million dollars to a cryptocurrency scam.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird is proposing a new city ordinance aimed at protecting older adults from becoming victims of cryptocurrency fraud. The measure would require all ...

Westlake police are warning of rising cryptocurrency scams after a woman was nearly defrauded of $18,000, highlighting a troubling trend of fear-based fraud tactics.

MINNEAPOLIS — Last year, Mellissa McKie wired Isanti County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Leatham as much money as she could get her hands on in a day. She thought paying $2,000 through cryptocurrency kiosks, in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Brown County Sheriff's Office has investigated over $4.6 million lost to cryptocurrency scams since the beginning of 2024, ...

Cryptocurrency ATM scams are on the rise in Hawaii, adding another threat intended to separate people — especially senior citizens — from their hard-earned money this holiday season. Kealii Lopez, ...

The St. Paul City Council has voted to ban cryptocurrency kiosks in the city beginning Dec. 21. St. Paul city council members in support of the ban said scams involving cryptocurrency kiosks/ATMs ...

Federal authorities have seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin in alleged fraud and money laundering schemes that used trafficked workers in Southeast Asia to defraud victims in the United States ...

RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (WTOC) - The government has seized and forfeited over a million dollars in cryptocurrency following a report of fraud against a Richmond Hill real estate agent, according to a press ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman in London has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for a Bitcoin scheme in which she scammed thousands of Chinese ...