Franklin County residents lose $75,000 in FTC impersonation scam involving Bitcoin ATMs

Franklin County residents lose $75,000 in FTC impersonation scam involving Bitcoin ATMs

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a scam in which a suspect impersonated a Federal Trade Commission employee and directed victims to withdraw cash and deposit it into Bitcoin ATMs. Two victims have lost a combined $75,000.According to the sheriff's office, victims first received a text message containing a link related to "suspicious activity on their account." The suspect then sent what appeared to be an official FTC identif…