Woman loses nearly $10K in jury duty crypto scam
Gail Barr lost nearly $10,000 in a jury duty scam involving a fake sheriff's call. The caller claimed she missed jury duty and needed to pay a fine through a Bitcoin ATM to avoid arrest. Fortunately, Arizona's new crypto kiosk law allowed her to recover her money.
- ▪Gail Barr received a call from someone impersonating Chief Deputy Derek Elmore of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
- ▪The scammer threatened her with arrest for missing jury duty and instructed her to pay a fine using a Bitcoin ATM.
- ▪After realizing it was a scam, Arizona's new crypto kiosk law helped her recover the lost funds.
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FBI Woman loses nearly $10K in jury duty crypto scam A fake sheriff’s call sent Gail Barr to a Bitcoin ATM, but Arizona’s new crypto kiosk law helped her get every dollar back By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report Fox News Published May 20, 2026 10:18am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Woman loses nearly $10K to fake missed jury duty scam Gail Barr lost nearly $10,000 after a fake sheriff’s caller claimed she missed jury duty and had to pay through a Bitcoin ATM. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gail Barr expected birthday calls on her 70th birthday. She got plenty of sweet messages from family and friends. Then one voicemail turned her day upside down.
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