CINCINNATI, OH – The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has successfully recovered and returned more than $36,000 to a 67-year-old Butler County woman who was defrauded in a cryptocurrency scam, according to an announcement from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Butler County Prosecutor Michael T. Gmoser .

“Technology drives innovation, but sometimes cybercriminals are behind the wheel,” Yost said. “While we can help after the fact, your best defense is to be skeptical anytime a stranger asks you to make a financial transaction.”

The scam began on Dec. 4, 2024 , when the Fairfield Township woman received a pop-up alert on her computer warning that it had been hacked. Following the on-screen instructions, she called a number that connected her to a scammer posing as a

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