Bitcoin and imposter scammers are targeting people in Northeast Ohio. Recently, there was a problem in Westlake that nearly cost a senior citizen thousands in cash, but thankfully, there are people like a local store clerk ready to step in.
‘The moment you hear crypto, hang up.’
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“I have a lady up here attempting to be scammed,” said Rose Crumbley on her 911 call to police late last week.
She was stocking shelves when she saw an 85-year-old woman standing at her store’s Bitcoin machine while on the phone…