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Port Orange honors convenience-store worker who stopped $10,000 Bitcoin scam targeting an elderly couple
Summary
City leaders recognized Deborah Joy after she stopped an elderly couple from depositing $10,000 into a cryptocurrency machine; police warned residents that government agencies will not demand payment in cryptocurrency.
Deborah Joy, a Port Orange convenience-store worker, intervened on behalf of an elderly couple who were about to deposit $10,000 into a Bitcoin machine and received a citizen award from the City Council at its meeting.
City officials said the couple had been convinced the transaction was legitimate until Joy alerted staff and called the Port Orange Police Department. A police officer accompanied the couple back to the bank and confirmed the transaction…
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