The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.

Narissa Jenkins was familiar with scam calls, but this one arrived with a detail that made the story unusually believable.

It starts with one scammer, “Roy,” caught trying to steal $40,000 from a victim—and the team barely stops it before she reaches a Bitcoin ATM. Then the story gets bigger: it’s not one guy, it’s an ...

Cryptocurrency ATM scams are rapidly escalating, with the FTC reporting a 1,000% increase in losses between 2020 and 2023, and $388 million lost in 2025 alone. Scammers exploit these ATMs for their ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -Following a surge of complaints, the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection launched a two-year investigation into bitcoin ATM-style kiosks operating across the state and ...

Albuquerque's city council banned crypto ATMs citywide, citing 90% fraud-linked transactions. Operators have 45 days to ...

Two Houston-area residents are suing Athena Bitcoin after losing tens of thousands of dollars to scams, as Texas faces nearly ...

A Fort Bend County woman lost $50,000 after a fake jury-duty call pushed her to withdraw cash and send it through a Bitcoin ...

Elliptic has noted that Crypto ATMs, often called Bitcoin ATMs because of the cryptocurrency’s dominance, provide a straightforward way for people to convert physical cash into digital assets. While ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's not quite door to door, but Guilford County Sheriff's deputies and folks from AARP of North Carolina went store to store, raising awareness of how Bitcoin ATM scams work. "So ...

A councilor said 90% of crypto kiosk transactions in the city are tied to fraud, calling the machines a conduit for crime.

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department is warning about Bitcoin-related scams that are praying upon people in South Texas. The department is distributing posters warning people about these ...