Thousands Lost in Bitcoin Scam

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(La Porte County, IN) – La Porte County police are investigating a report of a woman being soaked for over $17,000 in a bitcoin scam.

Supposedly, the 58-year-old was contacted on her phone on Sunday and said she was under federal investigation for money laundering. The woman said she was also told that she had to withdraw all the money from her bank account and place it in another account.

After that, the woman asked for credentials and received a text message containing a badge with the supposed name of the person she was talking to. Following the instructions provided, she purchased Bitcoin with the cash from stores in Michigan City and La Porte, before transferring the funds to an address given to her.

She had also followed the caller’s instructions and bought a number of gift cards from Walmart to send to another address, but still had them in her possession when she called the police.

The authorities then asked him to take back the gift cards with the receipts for a refund to recover at least some of his lost income.

According to the police, the company that owns the machine transferring money in Bitcoin said that the funds, once deposited, cannot be found.

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