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Ex-FBI Agent Says She Got Four Bitcoin Ransom Emails in Nancy Guthrie Case, Warns Public of Possible Scam

Ex-FBI Agent Says She Got Four Bitcoin Ransom Emails in Nancy Guthrie Case, Warns Public of Possible Scam
Photo: International Business Times AU

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TUCSON, Ariz. — A former FBI agent says she received four emails demanding bitcoin in exchange for the release of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, and is warning that scammers may be trying to profit from public concern over the case.Jennifer Coffindaffer, a retired FBI special agent and law and justice contributor for NewsNation, said she received the messages in April but initially kept quiet, reporting them only to the FBI.

First reported by International Business Times AU. This page is a short excerpt; the full text is theirs.

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