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A grandma of 5 went missing in Vegas. Now her family is getting messages asking for bitcoin.

CBS News · August 18, 2026 at 9:23 AM

There's an urgent search for a New York woman whose family says she disappeared 10 days ago while in Las Vegas.

The woman's family hasn't heard from her other than receiving mysterious text messages from her phone asking for payments in cash and bitcoin.

Nicole Valdes reports.

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A grandma of 5 went missing in Vegas. Now her family is getting messages asking for bitcoin.

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