
Crypto and AI Scams Drive Idaho Senior Fraud to Double in 2025
Fraud cases targeting older Idahoans have doubled in 2025, driven by a surge in crypto and AI-powered scams, according to reporting from Boise State Public Radio.
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Fraud cases targeting older Idahoans have doubled in 2025, driven by a surge in crypto and AI-powered scams, according to reporting from Boise State Public Radio.

Minnesota has moved to ban crypto kiosks following reports that residents lost more than $1 million to scams tied to the machines, according to KIMT.

Retail employees in Manchester are being credited by police for stepping in to stop senior citizens from falling victim to cryptocurrency scams at store kiosks.

North Carolina has passed a new law regulating crypto ATMs after scammers used the machines to steal more than $13 million from state residents.

Fraudsters posing as Microsoft and Crypto.com staff have stolen at least $1 million from victims since May, according to a Straits Times report.