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Jersey Shore Resident Loses $19K In Bitcoin Scam: Police Jersey Shore Resident Loses $19K In Bitcoin Scam: Police
Jersey Shore Resident Loses $19K In Bitcoin Scam: Police Police on the Jersey Shore are warning residents about a new scam involving fake US Marshals and bitcoin. On Tuesday, March 22, a Jackson resident reported that he had become a victim of the phone scam, police said. He had been contacted by a man saying he was a US marshal assigned to the Southern District Border Patrol in Texas. This person told the victim that he needed to verify his identity or an arrest warrant would be issued for him and his bank accounts would be frozen.  The victim was then told to take all of the money out of his bank account and deposit it in a bitcoin ter…