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Operation Shamrock 10/9/25 Operation Shamrock 10/9/25

Dad lured to Bitcoin ATM by scammer claiming to be son

ABC7 - KGO | The voice on the phone sounded like his son. He’d been arrested. An attorney directed him to pay a $15,000 bail at a nearby Bitcoin ATM. But it was a scam.

Operation Shamrock 7/14/25 Operation Shamrock 7/14/25

Detective sends warning about crypto machines

WCSC Live 5 News | Crypto ATM kiosks allow people to put cash into the machine and receive some kind of cryptocurrency. But they’re used for fraud 99.5% of the time.