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- May 19

Thousands stolen with cell phone hack

A Bloomfield Township resident had $204,024.15 worth of Bitcoin withdrawn from his Coinbase account after his cell phone had been hacked through a SIM swap.

The resident made the report to Bloomfield Township police on Tuesday, May 9.

Police reported the case is currently under investigation.

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Thousands stolen with cell phone hack

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