Since Tuesday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has received two reports from victims of a Bitcoin scam, including one in which a couple lost $30,000, according to Capt. Crystal Holmes. One of the scams involved the scammer calling and telling the victim that they failed to show up for jury duty and that they had a warrant for their arrest, says Capt. Holmes. The scammer told the victim that they could avoid going to jail if they paid their fine by Bitcoin. The scammer texted the victim a QR code for the Bitcoin transaction that gave the victim instructions as to which convenience store to go to. Terrified by the threat of jail, the victim did as instructed. The victim went to the bank and withdrew the large sum of cash. The victim went to the first location and deposited $10,000.00
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