‘Not the first:’ Bitcoin scam costs Volusia County woman thousands of dollars

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – An Atlanta woman was extradited to Volusia County this week after a local resident was scammed out of thousands of dollars, according to the sheriff’s office.

In a release, deputies said that the victim in this case was contacted by someone claiming to be a Volusia Sheriff’s Office lieutenant, who claimed that the victim had missed jury duty and thus had a warrant out for her arrest.

“The victim was instructed to deposit $9,300 into a Bitcoin ATM, which she did,” the release reads…

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