Scammers Target Major US Grocery Chains Demanding Bitcoin Payments

Over the past few months, a series of prominent U.S. grocery chains have fallen victim to scammers who have been issuing fake bomb threats and demanding money.



According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, several major U.S. grocery chains, including Kroger, Walmart, and Whole Foods Market, have been targeted by scammers in recent incidents across Wisconsin and other locations. These scammers have been issuing false bomb threats, accompanied by demands for ransom payments. Law enforcement agencies are actively investigating these cases.



One incident took place in a suburb north of Chicago, where an employee at a Whole Foods store received a call claiming that a pipe bomb had been placed within the premises. The caller threatened to detonate the bomb unless a payment of $5,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) was made. Similarly, an


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