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Atlanta woman charged in Florida bitcoin jury duty scam
Original: Atlanta woman charged in Florida in bitcoin jury duty scam linked to Georgia inmates, sheriff says
An Atlanta woman has been charged in Florida over a bitcoin jury duty scam that authorities say is linked to inmates in Georgia, according to a county sheriff. The scheme allegedly involved fraudulent jury duty demands pressuring victims into paying in cryptocurrency. Details about the number of victims, amounts taken, and the defendants' court appearances have not been made public.
Why now: It combines an unusual jury duty phone scam with cryptocurrency payments and a cross-state operation linked to inmates.
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- Atlanta woman charged in Florida in bitcoin jury duty scam linked to Georgia inmates, sheriff says · CBS News
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