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- 1Atlanta woman charged in Florida bitcoin jury duty scam▼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.
- 2Suspect in Georgia prison scam ring arrested over $15K Bitcoin loss▼Georgia prison scam ring suspect arrested after Florida woman loses $15K in Bitcoin
A suspect linked to a scam ring allegedly operating from inside a Georgia prison has been arrested after a Florida woman lost $15,000 in Bitcoin. Investigators say inmates have been running romance and impersonation schemes that persuade victims to send cryptocurrency. The arrest highlights how prisons have become bases for remote fraud networks.