LANE
Scams and stopping
If you walked toward the machine because of a phone call or a message, this lane is for you. Three pieces plus the pre-payment checklist, all doing one job: stopping you before the cash goes in. One more is for people whose money has already gone.
→Scammed at a Bitcoin ATM? What to Do After You've PaidIf you only realised after the cash went in, start here: call the operator to check the transaction, gather evidence and report it, then turn away anyone selling recovery.
→Is This Bitcoin ATM Operator Registered? How to Check AUSTRAC, FinCEN and FINTRACFind the operating company on the screen or the receipt, then look it up on the official register in Australia, the US or Canada and read its status. The UK regulator says no operator there is approved.
→Someone Told You to Use a Bitcoin ATM? Three QuestionsIf you are standing at the machine with the phone still connected, do not read the whole page. Answer three questions. If any one lands, walk away.
→Can a Bitcoin ATM Itself Be Fake or Tampered With?A whole fake machine is rare. Stickers over the QR code, fake support numbers and the helpful stranger beside you are not. Learn the shapes, not the names.
→Buying Crypto for Someone Else at an ATMSomeone hands you cash and a wallet address and offers you a cut. The problem is not the size of the cut. It is that you are the only person on camera.
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