The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a 65-year-old Denton man lost thousands of dollars in an online bitcoin scam. Chief Deputy Ben Houchin says the man met a woman reportedly named Lisa Davis on Facebook.
“After messaging for awhile she agreed to help him place his money into a bitcoin trust wallet.” Houchin says while setting up the wallet the man gave the woman his password for his account. “When he checked the account yesterday he discovered all of the money was gone.”
Houchin says these types of cases are extremely hard to investigate and the chances of recovering the money are slim. He is urging everyone to never giving out personal information, passwords or money to anyone they meet on social media.