A 70-year-old Dalton man was scammed out of $36,000 after being deceived into making two deposits into a Bitcoin ATM machine and sending the money to the perpetrator, state police at Dunmore said in a news release.
State police are investigating the theft by deception scheme, which troopers say occurred via a phone or computer between Feb. 21 at noon and Feb. 22 at 10:42 a.m., according to the release.
The victim made two $18,000 deposits, police said.
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