Texas Sheriffs Take A Saw To Bitcoin ATM

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  2. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    I kinda have a hard time with sympathy if someone thinks a legit company or service provider does business strictly in Bitcoin, gift cards, etc.
     
  3. SmallPackage

    SmallPackage Road Train Member

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    I use monopoly money from the Bank of Parker Bros.
     
  4. A Bug

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    I do not understand how a sheriff's department can legally break into someone else's property and confiscate all the cash out. The scammer still has the bitcoin they swindled.
     
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  5. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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  6. Antinomian

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    Can't answer the legal question, but this action transfers the damage from the couple who got scammed to the owner of the Bitcoin machine - arguably an innocent bystander. And yes, the scammer still gets away with the filthy lucre. I smell a lawsuit.
     
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  7. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    The Sheriff had a warrant allowing him to do this.
     
  8. Getsinyourblood

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    Perhaps the victims should have bought $100 worth first, before they stuffed the machine with $25k.
     
  9. buzzarddriver

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    Well, the real scam is BitCoin itself.
     
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  10. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    Agreed. I don’t see how people can back a currency that isn’t formally backed by a government.
    It’s a another glorified Ponzi scheme IMHO.
     
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