The woman said a fake FBI agent told her hackers got into her account. He said the money would be safe in a Bitcoin machine.
The company is one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the United States, servicing some 1,200 machines, according to TechCrunch.
Scammer directs tearful, panicked victim to Bitcoin ATM Barbara got the money and the scammer then directed her via phone, to the convenience store where the Bitcoin machine was located.