The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office has acquired just a few experiences just lately of scams the place individuals have despatched cash by Bitcoin ATM machines.
In a single incident, the sufferer was contacted by cellphone and the suspect claimed to be in regulation enforcement.
The suspect had spoofed their phone quantity, making their quantity seem as one in every of Dillon County Detention Middle’s cellphone numbers. On one name this sufferer acquired, the suspect introduced themselves as an FBI Agent. The sufferer was suggested she had arrest warrants in Georgia, the place she missed grand jury. Additionally they despatched pretend copies of a federal arrest warrant.
The sufferer was suggested by the suspects they needed to keep on the cellphone along with her till she went to the placement the place the ATM was and he or she despatched them cash by a Bitcoin ATM machine.
In one other case, the sufferer reported having hassle along with her Fb® account, and had been hacked.
The sufferer on this case reported she seemed up the cellphone quantity to customer support and he or she referred to as them about it. The sufferer reported the particular person on the cellphone with customer support gave her a code, the place the suspect suggested the sufferer he might see her Venmo and Money App accounts.
The suspect suggested the sufferer to go take out her cash from these account and go to a Bitcoin ATM the place she was instructed to ship cash.
The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office cautions you to make sure you know who you’re sending any cash to.
Legislation enforcement won’t contact you by cellphone and ask you to ship any cash by Bitcoin.
Legislation enforcement won’t name you and threaten to arrest you if you don’t ship cash whilst you’re on the cellphone with them.
The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office are investigating these circumstances and ask you probably have any info on these circumstances, please contact Dillon County Sheriff’s Office at 843-774-1432.