Florida Woman Loses $15,825 in Jury-Duty Scam via Bitcoin ATMs

A Florida woman lost $15,825 after falling victim to a jury-duty scam that steered her to Bitcoin ATMs. The scammers, posing as law enforcement, threatened to arrest her for missing jury duty and convinced her to transfer funds to these machines.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office was able to trace one of the crypto deposits, worth approximately $4,209 when made, through several wallets to a Cash App account tied to Annie Lee Ashley, 61, of East Dublin, Georgia. Ashley was extradited from Georgia and booked in Volusia County on September 25th, 2026, on a grand theft charge.

Court records indicate that Ashley was released the same day on a $15,000 surety bond, with her attorney later entering a written not-guilty plea. The charging affidavit states that the victim reported the fraud on August 7th, 2026, and that two Bitcoin ATM deposits made that day totaled approximately 0.0655 BTC (about $4,209) and 0.1063 BTC (about $6,832). However, due to ATM fees, these crypto amounts did not match the full cash put in.