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Heroic Gas Station Clerk Realizes Elderly Women Are Being Scammed at the Bitcoin ATM, Unplugs It to Save Them

Hardy noticed elderly women entering the gas station with bags of cash on three separate occasions, looking anxious and usually on the phone or texting someone. Each time, they used the Bitcoin ATM, or BTM, to convert their dead presidents into crypto. Suspecting something fishy was afoot, Hardy gently prodded the old ladies. "Do you know where you're sending the money to?" Hardy would ask, per . "You don't have to be on the phone to send money, as long as you have the other person's information."

Cryptocurrency

Relationships

fromIndependent

1 week ago

'My sister transferred my late dad's car into her name - How can I protect mom's assets?'

Sister managing their elderly mother's care and transferring their late father's car into her name raises concerns about control of family assets and potential misuse.

Relationships

fromIndependent

1 week ago

'I think my sister is taking advantage of our recently widowed mother. How do I protect the family assets?'

A daughter living abroad fears her local sister who took over caregiving and transferred their late father's car into her name may be misusing assets.

fromThe Mercury News

2 weeks ago

'As serious as a heart attack': Los Gatos man disputes county-initiated conservatorship

"All of a sudden, nothing was working," Matteson said. "This whole thing is so serious - it's as serious as a heart attack."

California

NYC real estate

fromSFGATE

4 months ago

Inside Katy Perry's Wild Legal Real Estate Woes-From Battles With Nuns to Bitter Fight Over a Montecito Estate

Katy Perry's real estate controversies led to the proposed PERRY Act focusing on elder financial abuse in property transactions.