When 80-year-old Joseph Buentello of Grand Prairie received a call claiming his son was in jail, he panicked. Rushing to his local grocery store, he sent $5,000 through a Bitcoin ATM, only to realize ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes warned the public to watch out for cryptocurrency ATM scams in a Monday morning announcement.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes just launched a new form that could help crypto ATM scam victims get money back but the clock is ticking ...

In the first six months of 2024, Americans lost $65 million to Bitcoin ATM scams. The machines offer an easy way for people to get into cryptocurrency, and they're increasingly showing up in grocery ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. There’s a remarkable new report from the CNN Investigates team about crypto ATMs, ...

When Fran Bates received a call that her bank account had been hacked, the 85-year-old wanted nothing more than to protect her savings. So she listened to the instructions given to her on the other ...

Based on FBI data, the threat of scam-related losses involving cryptocurrency ATMs and kiosks has been growing with 10,956 complaints filed and $246.7 million in stolen money reported in 2024. Critics ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said fraudsters in 2025 bilked Americans out of more than $333 million with ruses perpetrated using bitcoin ATM machines, a marked uptick over previous years as the ...