Victims are being preyed on and instead of sending gift cards - are now being directed to pay scammers using Bitcoin kiosks.

Scams took a new form in 2025 say experts - and this time Bitcoin was the most popular way by crooks. Bitcoin hovered at ...

South Korean prosecutors lost $48 million in seized Bitcoin to a phishing scam during a routine inspection. Recovery is considered difficult.

Police investigations have found that local Bitcoin ATMs have collected several hundred thousand dollars from scam victims.

Scammers impersonating Amazon, TD Bank, and the FTC convinced retirees to convert $1.3 million into bitcoin and gold. The ...

Federal agents have quietly pulled off one of the largest financial seizures in American history, taking control of roughly 15 billion dollars in bitcoin tied to a sprawling "pig butchering" ...

Local authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for scams this holiday season. The Perrysburg Township Police Department said it has gotten at least five reports of scams in the past week ...

Chinese authorities have taken custody of Chen Zhi, the businessman at the center of what U.S. officials describe as one of ...

Bitcoin Depot has agreed to refund money that was taken through its kiosks by third-party scammers who defrauded Maine consumers.

Chen Zhi, chairman of Prince Group, was arrested by law enforcement officials in Cambodia and extradited to China, government officials said.