Nottinghamshire-based fraud victim, 57, horrified after falling for online BitCoin scam | Updated: 15:01, 26 January 2021 A Nottinghamshire woman has told of her horror as she realised fraudsters managed to gain access to her computer through a BitCoin scam. The woman was searching online via an authentic looking website dressed up with pictures and a quote from a well-known national consumer expert. She was trying to buy BitCoins through the fake website when she was called by someone who told her to install a computer programme, which would track the stock market. Police have issued a scam alert after a woman was conned out of hundreds of pounds. (43872365)