Maria was standing in front of a cryptocurrency ATM, $5,000 in hand and a moment away from being scammed.
Fabricated court documents, supposedly sent by text from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, threatened the 72-year-old with arrest if she didn’t feed the money into the “crypto kiosk” at a grocery store. A voice on her cellphone, claiming to be an officer, calmly coached her through the process of posting bail for failing to appear for a jury summons and contempt of court.
