Chicopee police warnings about the new Bitcoins scam

SakegeMarch 18, 202501 mins

Chicopee, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) – The Chicopee Police Department is sending a warning about a new Bitcoin scam.

They say that the scam involved people who call you saying that there is a problem with their Facebook account, and request payment in Bitcoin to solve the problem.

In response to this scam, the detectives went to Bitcoin ATMs throughout the city to publish the warnings and Monday.

When the detectives entered the Shell station in Grove Street, they saw an older man in the process of depositing $ 4,000 on the bitcoin machine to pay the bail for a family member.

This was a scam, and the detectives could intervene, saving their money.