Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Westport Resident Recovers $15K Lost After Cell Phone Is Stolen At Airport, Police Say Westport Resident Recovers $15K Lost After Cell Phone Is Stolen At Airport, Police Say
Westport Resident Recovers $15K Lost After Cell Phone Is Stolen At Airport, Police Say A Westport resident has recovered more than $15,000 that was lost after his cell phone was stolen at an airport, police say. Westport Police said it received a report from a victim of larceny on Wednesday, April 7 around 7 p.m. The victim stated that his cell phone had been stolen from an airport while he was traveling in California, police say. A few hours later, the victim noticed that a total of $15,472.31 had been transferred out of his Coinbase account, an application in which crypto-currency is managed, according to police. Further investigation revealed that funds from this account…

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by Valerie Musson
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
NEWEST PHONE SCAM: IRS Imposters Convice Victims To Buy Bitcoins NEWEST PHONE SCAM: IRS Imposters Convice Victims To Buy Bitcoins
Newest Phone Scam: IRS Imposters Convice Victims To Buy Bitcoins As tax season heats up, phone scammers posing as members of the IRS are fooling people into buying – and then giving them – bitcoins. Don’t fall for it, police urge. Soon after bodegas in New York City began installing bitcoin ATMs, thieves launched the phone scam. The scammers call unwitting victims, tell them that “fraudulent activities” have been detected and that the IRS will cancel their Social Security numbers if they don’t transfer the money using a bitcoin machine, Wayne Police Detective Capt. Laurence W. Martin said Friday. They also tell the victim to text photos of both the fron…

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains, NY
News
Hundreds Of Bomb Threats Sent To Schools, Businesses In Area, Nation Hundreds Of Bomb Threats Sent To Schools, Businesses In Area, Nation
Hundreds Of Bomb Threats Sent To Schools, Businesses In Area, Nation Fear and panic spread across the country on Thursday, as a bomb threat asking for thousands of dollars in bitcoin payment made the rounds through a series of emails. Law enforcement officials are investigating hundreds of bomb threats that targeted schools and businesses nationwide on Thursday, Dec. 13, including several in New York and Connecticut. According to reports, multiple Hudson Valley businesses were targeted and those threats were also deemed not credible. “Please be advised - there is an email being circulated containing a bomb threat asking for bitcoin payment. While this email…

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by Zak Failla