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Fort Bend County woman sends $19,700 through Bitcoin ATM in jury duty scam

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Fort Bend County woman sends $19,700 through Bitcoin ATM in jury duty scam
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Scammers posing as law enforcement threatened Houston-area women with arrest over jury duty. One lost $19,700, while another spotted the scam.

First reported by KHOU. This page is a short excerpt; the full text is theirs.

Read the full story at KHOU

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