Westlake Police stop woman from pouring thousands into crypto ATM
WESTLAKE, Ohio — Westlake Police is asking people to be careful after they said officers found a woman depositing thousands of dollars of cash into a Crypto ATM.
“Education is the key. Westlake Police has been putting signs on every crypto ATM in our city to try to help people realize that you’re probably getting scammed if you’re using this machine,” said Captain Jerry Vogel.
Still, Vogel said it’s easy for people to fall for these scams.
“The story is so believable to the victims that they fall for it,” said Vogel.
Vogel said it’s not a matter of someone’s education or how much money they have.
He said scammers are good at what they do, which is how Westlake officers recently caught a 71-year-old woman feeding nearly…
