Texas Sheriffs Use Power Tools to Retrieve $32,000 from Scammed Bitcoin ATM

Texas sheriffs employed power tools to recover $32,000 from a Bitcoin ATM after a Jasper County family reported being scammed out of $25,000. Photos show officers using a circular saw to break into a Bitcoin Depot kiosk, retrieving stacks of cash. The incident highlights the vulnerability of Bitcoin ATMs to scams, with the FBI reporting $107 million in losses related to these machines for Americans over 60 in 2024. While authorities recovered the victim's funds, the online scammers remain at large.
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