HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Texas agency tasked with investigating financial crimes says the majority of cases it sees about alleged cryptocurrency fraud involve ATMs.
Over the last two years, the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center reported receiving 170 reports of cryptocurrency ATM victims.
The 13 Investigates teamed up with our partners at ABC News to look into the financial impact cryptocurrency fraud has on Americans across the U.S. and what's being done in Texas to manage the problem.
Amy Nofziger, director of Victim Support at AARP's Fraud Watch Network, said there are an estimated 45,000 cryptocurrency ATMs across the country.
"They look pretty much like a regular ATM that you would see at your bank to pull money out of. They're usually located in convenience stores, li