OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Bitcoin ATMs are a newer way to transfer money. But they are also where an older generation is being sent by scammers.
“He just told me to keep him on the phone so I would not be lost and he could continue to help me,” said a scam victim who asked to remain anonymous.
By helping himself to $6,000, this scammer convinced the victim to send through a bitcoin machine for a phony legal scare.
“Seniors are losing [thousands],” said Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson. “One gentleman lost half-a-million dollars over a 30 day period…”