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Bitcoin Depot at Center of Texas Legal Battle After Police Return Cash to Scam Victim

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A legal spat is underway between a crypto kiosk manager and the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office. It all started with an elderly woman falling victim to an elaborate scam involving a crypto ATM.

An 82-year-old woman from Crawford, Texas, was tricked by scammers into putting $15,000 dollars of her own cash inside a Bitcoin-like ATM. Police quickly took her side and stepped in to help her recoup her loss. However, after the local sheriff’s office seized the cash from the machine, the ATM’s operators sued.

An Elaborate Fraud With a Crypto ATM

According to a report by local news source KWTX, Bitcoin Depot—under the auspices of Lux Vending—is an aggrieved party in a lawsuit claiming that the sheriff’s office unlawfully seized the cash. The ATM operator alleges that police returned it to the woman without following appropriate due process.

The scam involved a fraudulent email containing a link to a recipe, which activated ransomware. In an attempt to resolve the situation, the victim contacted “customer support.” The supposed support agent connected the woman to a “fraud investigator” who claimed her personal information had been compromised.

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The so-called investigator advised her not to involve law enforcement or her bank. The same person then convinced her that a check had been written in her name for $15,000. He instructed her to withdraw cash from her bank and deposit it into a Bitcoin machine at a specific store.

The woman, fearing the check would clear soon, followed the instructions and depo

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Author: Josh Adams

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