BUCKS CO., Pa. (WPVI) -- Crypto scammers are increasingly using what are called Bitcoin ATMS to carry out their cons.

Bitcoin ATMs don't operate like a traditional ATM. Instead of withdrawing money, you use the machine to insert cash to buy Bitcoin.

The transaction is then sent to a crypto wallet, which is a place where someone can manage, trade, swap or use cryptocurrencies.

What makes the ATMs appealing to criminals is that the transactions are usually untraceable.

Crystal Reale of Bucks County said she was lured to a Bitcoin ATM scam. It happened this past July when she received a call from a man who identified himself as a Bucks County officer.

"Telling me that I had warrants out for my arrest," Reale said. "I'm immediately freaking out, and I'm like, 'What do you mean?'"

Reale

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