The Australian Federal Police crack down on encryption ATM scams, with a 77-year-old victim losing approximately 280,000 USD.

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2025-06-26 02:15:57

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ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Australian Federal Police have contacted over 90 Australians as part of an operation to combat crypto assets ATM crime. One of the victims is a 77-year-old widow who was scammed out of AUD 433,000 (approximately USD 282,000) in an online dating scam. The victim met a scammer posing as a Belgian man on a dating app, who claimed to have earned 13,000 AUD in a week by showing fake documents, luring her to invest in Crypto Assets. Over 18 months, the victim transferred her entire life savings into a Bitcoin ATM.

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