标题：马尼托瓦克弹出比特币ATM骗局

马尼托瓦克警察局长警告公众有关比特币骗局。

Manitowoc's Police Chief is warning the public about Bitcoin scams.

马尼托瓦克警察局长警告公众有关比特币骗局。

Nick Reimer stated on WOMT’s Be My Guest program that Bitcoin ATM’s have been popping up around the city in retail shops and gas stations.

尼克·雷默（Nick Reimer）在Womt's Be My Guest计划中说，比特币ATM的零售店和加油站一直在城市周围弹出。

Recently, scammers have been contacting people claiming to be from government agencies or other organizations and requesting victims pay a fee in Bitcoin to obtain a service or license.

最近，骗子一直在与声称来自政府机构或其他组织的人联系，并要求受害者支付比特币的费用以获得服务或许可。

One victim was scammed out of $1,300 trying to get a health license for a business, but that total has been higher.

一名受害者被骗取了1,300美元，试图获得企业的健康许可证，但总数却更高。

“We’ve seen as much as $18,000 get pumped into these (scams). So, my goal of course everyday is to let the public be aware of this and be very cautious if somebody is telling you to do cryptocurrency with these machines.”

“我们已经看到了多达18,000美元的$ 18,000（骗局）。因此，我当然每天的目标是让公众意识到这一点，并非常谨慎，如果有人告诉您使用这些机器进行加密货币。”

Manitowoc Police are looking to act on the issue.

马尼托瓦克警方正在寻求对此问题采取行动。

The city is working on an ordinance allowing them to place signs on the Bitcoin machines warning people about being scammed and what they should do.

该市正在制定一项法令，使他们能够在比特币机器上放置标志，警告人们被骗子和应该做什么。

"Call your banker, call a relative, call the police and say hey, does this sound legit,” he suggested. “We will help you out. And a lot of times, it will definitely be a scam and we’ll be able to recognize that."

他建议：“打电话给您的银行家，打电话给亲戚，打电话给警察说嘿，这是合法的。” “我们会为您提供帮助。很多时候，这绝对是一个骗局，我们将能够认识到这一点。”

The machines are usually located next to ATM’s.

这些机器通常位于ATM旁边。