An Aransas Pass veteran is sharing his experience after losing thousands to a scam involving a fraudulent computer warning, a fake support line and a Bitcoin ATM. A case he hopes will help others avoid similar schemes.
Mike Williams, who has lived in Aransas Pass for more than 12 years, told KRIS 6 News he was targeted after a pop-up appeared on his computer claiming it had been hacked. Believing the number listed was legitimate technical support, he called and spoke with a man who warned him his financial accounts were at risk.
“He told me, ‘Your financial sites will be in danger,’” Williams told KRIS 6 News. “So you talk about financial situations, that rings a bell.”
Aransas Pass veteran urges caution after losing thousands in Bitcoin scam
Williams said the scammer convinced him to withdraw cash from his bank and deposit it into what he believed was a standard ATM. He later learned it was a Bitcoin machine and that the account he deposited into had been set up by the scammer…