Cases of Bitcoin ATM fraud have started popping up in Clay County and now the Sheriff’s Office is warning people to be alert after a deputy saved an elderly woman from becoming the scam’s next victim.
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Layne said he got closer to the woman and could hear the man on the phone explaining to her how to log onto the ATM and make a deposit. “He had convinced her that this was the only way to protect her money. He created a sense of urgency in her that she had to do this to protect her money. Unfortunately for her, the minute she made that deposit, her money was gone. It was not refundable, and it was not reversible in any way, shape, or form,” Layne said.
“The victim called the number and spoke with a female who said she was with this business, and they had noticed transactions on her banking account that looked fraudulent. The first person she spoke to was in on the scam. The woman on the line told the victim she needed to transfer the victim to the victim’s bank.
According to Layne, the victim was an easy target, not necessarily because she was elderly, but because she was not tech-savvy and she believed everything the scammer was telling her.
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