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Area Man Conned into Depositing $15K into Bitcoin ATM

PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) – State Police in Punxsutawney say an area man was conned into depositing $15,000.00 into an ATM in Punxsutawney.

According to a release issued by Punxsutawney-based State Police on Thursday, November 24, the incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 14, near Indiana Street, in Punxsutawney Borough, Jefferson County.

Police say the victim was instructed to deposit $15,000.00 cash into a bitcoin ATM located at a convenient store in Punxsutawney Borough, Jefferson County.

The victim is a 55-year-old Glen Campbell man.

The investigation is ongoing.

PSP Punxsutawney released the above report on Thursday, November 24, 2022.