$13K Bitcoin Scam Seduces Lower Makefield Resident

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — A township resident was duped out of $13,738 even though their bank warned them about the Bitcoin scam, police said.

The Lower Makefield Township Police Department said that a resident reported being locked out of their Amazon account last month.

The resident on the 200 block of South Fieldstone Court reported that after doing an internet search for Amazon’s customer service, they spoke with someone who they believed to be from Amazon.

They advised of several fraudulent transactions and transferred the victim to what they believed was Citizen’s Bank, police said.

After speaking with them, they were then transferred to who they believed to be the Federal Trade Commission. During the phone call, the victim was accused of money laundering and advised that they needed to send payment in the form of Bitcoin, police said.

Police said the victim went to their bank, who refused to provide the money, claiming it was a scam.

The victim then went to a bank in Trenton, N.J., and was able to withdraw $13,738.

While watching the news, the victim recognized the name of one of the scammers and realized they had been scammed.

Police said the bank was unwilling to reimburse the victim because it warned them about the scam.