WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) and Sean Casten (D-IL-06) introduced the Stop Crypto ATM Scams Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen consumer protections, combat fraud, and help ensure that criminals using cryptocurrency ATMs to target seniors and other vulnerable Americans are held accountable.?
According to the FBI, Americans lost more than $333 million to crypto ATM scams in 2025, a 33 percent increase from the previous year. Older Americans are disproportionately affected. In reported cases where a victim’s age was known, individuals age 60 and older accounted for more than 85 percent of losses linked to crypto ATM fraud.
The Stop Crypto ATM Scams Act would establish new safeguards to help prevent fraud, strengthen transparency requirements for crypto ATM operators, and provide law enforcement with additional tools to investigate…
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