TechFlow news, June 26 — According to Cointelegraph, the Australian Federal Police have contacted over 90 Australians as part of an operation targeting criminal use of cryptocurrency ATMs. Among the victims was a 77-year-old widow who lost AUD 433,000 (approximately USD 282,000) in an online romance scam.
The victim met a fraudster on a dating app who claimed to be a Belgian man and used fake documents to demonstrate earning AUD 13,000 within a week, persuading her to invest in Bitcoin. Over 18 months, the victim transferred her entire life savings into Bitcoin via ATM machines.
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