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San Antonio Police Flag $BTC ATM Fraud in Public Warning

6/2/2026

San Antonio law enforcement has put out a public warning against scams that use Bitcoin ATMs as the cash-extraction mechanism, according to a report from local broadcaster KENS5.

The alert points to a pattern authorities say warrants community attention.

What the Warning Covers Bitcoin ATMs — physical kiosks that allow users to exchange cash for cryptocurrency — have become a documented tool in fraud schemes across the United States.

Scammers typically direct victims to these machines and instruct them to deposit cash, which converts to $BTC and routes immediately to a wallet the victim does not control.

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