Protect seniors and other vulnerable Americans from financial fraud and crypto ATM scams by supporting legislation that would establish stronger safeguards, transaction limits, warning requirements, transparency rules, and law enforcement tools.

Maria Elvira Salazar · Florida · Republican

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Occurrences

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 and stop these scams.

Salazar backed a bill to tighten consumer protections and enforcement around crypto ATM fraud, with a stated focus on protecting seniors.

Salazar, Casten Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Seniors from Financial Fraud and Crypto ATM Scams | Representative Maria Salazar
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Evidence

San Antonio police warned on June 16, 2026 that Bitcoin-related scams are increasing, with callers still pressuring victims to use Bitcoin ATMs or send cryptocurrency to avoid arrest, fines, or utility shutoffs.

This is a concrete in-window sign that the underlying Bitcoin-ATM scam problem remains active; it does not show Salazar delivering the promised federal safeguards, so the commitment remains unresolved.

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Residents being scammed by Bitcoin ATMs is on the rise, SAPD says
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The article reports FBI IC3 data that Bitcoin ATM fraud losses reached about $333 million in 2025 and that older adults were especially vulnerable, with over 12,000 complaints filed.

This shows the scam environment Salazar’s promise would address was still severe heading into the lookback window, but it does not evidence any federal legislative delivery by her.

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Bitcoin ATM fraud hits record $333 million: FBI
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On June 11, 2026, Salazar and Rep. Sean Casten introduced the Stop Crypto ATM Scams Act, which matches the promise’s core mechanisms: new customer transaction limits, scam warnings and disclosures, fee and pricing transparency, anti-money-laundering requirements, refund protections, and law-enforcement support tools. That is concrete same-term action and shows she materially advanced the promised legislative approach. But as of June 22, 2026, the evidence shows introduction of the bill, not enactment or implementation of those federal safeguards, and crypto ATM fraud losses remain high. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery.

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