Sunday, December 15, 2024

Pennsylvania State Police Investigate Crypto Scam; Schuylkill County Man Defrauded Out of $7,200

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.