The Pennsylvania State Police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a theft by deception involving bitcoin crypto currency.
According to Troopers, on December 10th, 2024, they received a report and determined that a 68-year-old man from Ashland was deceived into giving $7,200 in bitcoin currency through an email scam. The investigation is ongoing.
State Police are advising citizens to be suspicious of all email or when using Bitcoin ATM machines.