Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued a warning Monday about scammers posing as the Attorney General’s office to trick Iowans out of money.
The Iowa Attorney General’s office received reports that scammers are impersonating Bird and her office on social media to con victims of cryptocurrency ATM scams. Scammers are attempting to convince these Iowans to send personal or financial information for an alleged “refund” of the money lost through a cryptocurrency ATM.
The scammers are reaching people through social media platforms such as Facebook and Telegram. The scam accounts even use photos of Bird and a seal claiming to be for the Division of Criminal Investigation.
This scam follows Bird’s announcement last month of two lawsuits against major crypto ATM companies for costing Iowans more than 20-million dollars in scam transactions.
