Fake Gov't Officials Blackmail People to Put Money in 'Bitcoin Machine'

The local police department in a Canadian town is sounding the alarm over a bitcoin (BTC)-related scam that sees criminals impersonate government officials and call unsuspecting residents to tell them to deposit money into a "bitcoin machine." The scam, first reported by local news outlet The Sherwood Park News, has so far duped two victims into depositing a combined sum of