SCOTTSDALE Police Penalty that cryptic ATMs become fooled for fraud

Scottsdale, AZ (Azfamili) – Premes that include cryptocurrenci are also estimated by FBI Arizonas lose hundreds of millions of dollars in these frauds each year.

Although Scottsdale Police says they see the increase in younger adult investment and loss of money, in most cases, retirees lose more.

“I think the schemes of cryptocurrency are so huge and they happen so fast, it really took a new form of fraud,” Scottsdale said police crimes. Jeff Brennan.

He says he sees more and more of these schemes in Scottsdale.

“You can see that some losses are only absolutely devastating for victims and everything is in extreme quantities,” Brennan said as he fell on the list of cases he had investigated so far.

In Scottsdale, the police set signs at Bitcoin ATMs around the city. Signs read, “Stop! If you don’t know the person you’re talking to, you’ll be cheated.” Brennan says the scammers still managed to follow the victims’ bank accounts.

“Unfortunately, a lot of casualties, even if faced with the implementation of the law, they still legitimately believe or the person they are talking on the phone, in fact what they tell them or what they are,” he said. “

According to the FBI 2023 Report on cheating cryptocurrencyArizona residents lost approximately $ 127 million for virtual money frauds, with people over the age of 60.

“Cryptocurrency can move around the world, so it is absolutely important if there is a chance to return any chance to go back to any money I get as soon as possible,” Brennan said.

“From all the cases you investigated in KryptoCurret, how many people did you manage to find and arrest?” He asked Family Reporter Arizona Alexis Dominguez.

“Currently, one, so it is extremely rarely that we are local or country in the local individual. Unfortunately what we have with what we are doing with or what we look at is abroad, can it get money back, can it bring money back.

“How often does that happen?” Dominguez asked. “It is still extremely rare because it is based on cooperation,” he said.

Arizona legislators seek to collapse at Bitcoin ATMs House Bill 2387. The goal is to limit the daily transaction amount to $ 1,000 and requires public operator licensing options and policy restitution. The bill awaits the third reading in the state senate of Arizona.

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