The victim told deputies he installed an app on his computer.
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from March 20, 2026 OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a fraud scheme after a resident lost over ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- An Okaloosa County resident lost more than half a million dollars to a cryptocurrency scam.
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From fake PayPal refunds to Uber ride thefts, cryptocurrency fraud is hitting Arizona hard. Learn how new state laws and police investigators are fighting back.
Westlake police are warning of rising cryptocurrency scams after a woman was nearly defrauded of $18,000, highlighting a troubling trend of fear-based fraud tactics.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird is proposing a new city ordinance aimed at protecting older adults from becoming victims of cryptocurrency fraud. The measure would require all ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Last year, Mellissa McKie wired Isanti County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Leatham as much money as she could get her hands on in a day. She thought paying $2,000 through cryptocurrency kiosks, in ...
Cryptocurrency ATM scams are on the rise in Hawaii, adding another threat intended to separate people — especially senior citizens — from their hard-earned money this holiday season. Kealii Lopez, ...
Federal authorities have seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin in alleged fraud and money laundering schemes that used trafficked workers in Southeast Asia to defraud victims in the United States ...
The St. Paul City Council has voted to ban cryptocurrency kiosks in the city beginning Dec. 21. St. Paul city council members in support of the ban said scams involving cryptocurrency kiosks/ATMs ...
Law enforcement agencies in the U.S., U.K. and Canada started Operation Atlantic to disrupt cryptocurrency fraud schemes known as approval-phishing attacks. These scams trick vict ...