Spokane may soon outlaw kiosks that allow people to purchase cryptocurrencies without going to well-known digital marketplaces – and according to law enforcement, have become a tool for scammers.

The Spokane City Council introduced the ordinance, sponsored by Councilman Paul Dillon and City Council President Betsy Wilkerson, on Monday, after the state legislature failed to advance additional regulation on the kiosks, increasingly common in grocery and convenience stores, earlier this year.

The scam involving gift cards may be better known to most.

A scammer posing as an IRS agent, the Secret Service, a tech support agent or even a relative calls a victim who is typically older or unfamiliar with technology and tells them to transfer funds immediately. But rather than going through a ban

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