LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — Police are investigating a fraud incident in which a Lower Hilltop Road resident was persuaded to invest $200,000 in Bitcoin.
The resident reported that an unknown person using a dating app convinced them to invest the money, police said.
And now the resident can’t access the cryptocurrency app where the money was deposited, police said.
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The fraud incident took place on the unit block of Lower Hilltop Road and was reported at 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 24. The investigation is ongoing.
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