District Attorney Warns About Bitcoin Scam Targeting Elderly In Tarrant County

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

February 25, 2022

Officials with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office are warning people to not be fooled by a new bitcoin scam targeting mostly elderly men.

Officials say it begins with someone, who claims to be an investigator with the DA’s office, calling a man and telling them that they committed a crime by contacting a massage or sex-related website. The scammer accuses the would-be victim of illegal sexual conduct.

The person on the phone is told if they don’t pay a fine they will be prosecuted. The scammer then demands that the fines be paid in increments to a bitcoin machine or kiosk at a specific location.

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