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Family of woman missing in Las Vegas says they have received strange Bitcoin demands
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old woman from Brooklyn, New York, disappeared in Las Vegas on August 8 while visiting a friend and never returned after leaving to go to a CVS Pharmacy.
- Following her disappearance, Goods' family received texts and calls from someone impersonating her, demanding Bitcoin payments and claiming her card had stopped working.
- The impersonator avoided video chats and gave inconsistent answers, raising suspicion among family members who believe the messages were part of a scam involving caller ID spoofing.
- Las Vegas police have classified Goods as a missing adult but stated there is no current evidence she is in danger; the case remains open and under investigation.
- Authorities suspect the fraudulent communications are linked to spoofing, a scam technique that falsifies caller ID information to deceive recipients.
