The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation returned $15,300 to a 63-year-old Ohio woman who lost her savings in a cryptocurrency technical-support scam.
The victim deposited the cash into a cryptocurrency kiosk after a fraudulent computer pop-up directed her to call a fake hotline in 2024.
The recovery comes amid a broader state effort to combat fraud involving crypto ATMs.
Since establishing its Electronic Financial Investigations Unit in 2024, the state agency has assisted local law enforcement agencies with 309 crypto ATM fraud cases involving $5.6 million in total losses, with victims losing an average of $18,767…