PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Americans lost $21 billion in cybercrimes in 2025. Around half involved cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

A Plymouth man told Local 4 he lost $37,000 after scammers frightened him into depositing cash into a Bitcoin ATM.

Steven Cooke said the ordeal began March 20, when a warning took over his laptop screen, claiming he’d been “compromised” and urging him to call a number.

He said a woman who identified herself as “Veronica J. Wilson” told him his identity had been stolen and that Apple Security detected unusual activity, including child pornography.

“I’m literally yelling into my phone like this isn’t me,” Cooke said.

He said the caller then claimed the scammers had…