Tech Support Crypto ATM Scam
Fake tech support claims hackers accessed your bank. To "protect" your money, they direct you to withdraw cash and deposit into Bitcoin ATM.
🚩 Red Flags
- ⚠Tech support says to withdraw cash
- ⚠Claims Bitcoin is "safer" than bank
- ⚠Told not to tell bank tellers why
- ⚠Remote access to your computer
- ⚠Urgency about "active hackers"
- ⚠Guided to crypto ATM while on phone
🛡️ Protect Yourself
- →HANG UP: No tech support asks you to withdraw cash
- →DISCONNECT: Remove remote access immediately
- →KNOW: Banks are safer than Bitcoin ATMs
- →TELL bank tellers if pressured to withdraw
- →If you paid: Report immediately to FBI IC3
More Details
- “Hackers are actively draining your account”
- “We need to secure your funds immediately”
- “Withdraw cash and convert to Bitcoin for protection”
- “The government has a secure crypto wallet for you”
- “Don't tell the bank — they might be compromised too”
- “I'll guide you through the ATM process”
Common Questions
Bitcoin is irreversible and hard to trace. Once you deposit cash and send crypto, it's gone forever. No legitimate entity ever asks for this.
Never. The IRS, SSA, courts, and police do not accept cryptocurrency. This is 100% a scam.
This is a massive red flag. Scammers keep you on the phone to prevent you from thinking clearly or asking others for advice.
Tech support (39%), government impersonation (16%), and investment scams (6%) are the top three categories using crypto ATMs.
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73% of Americans targeted(Pew, 2025)
|$470M lost to text scams in 2024(FTC)
|$16.6B total losses(FBI IC3, 2024)