So yeah, I'm Gullible.

Got a call from someone claiming they're from the government telling me there's fraud, drug trafficking, and money laundering investigations under my name using my SIN. Told me there's a warrant for my arrest. I was told i needed to clear out my accounts as proof that they belong to me, then requested i deposit it into this bitcoin ATM machine to "Secure my funds" and then it will be sent back into my bank account once the issue was resolved. I should have known it was complete bullshit, and i knew deep down. But I didn't think, and in the heat of the moment, withdrew only $1k and I deposited the money into the bitcoin ATM.

BUT, and this is where i'm unsure and would like some expert advice from you guys, I don't think the scammer actually received my money.

The machine told me to take a picture of the screen once i deposited my money, and i'm going to assume there was some important information on it like a bitcoin address for the transaction? I clearly wasn't looking either, and just took a picture of the QR code and sent it to the scammer's phone number.

 SO, based on this, is the scammer able to receive my bitcoins without the bitcoin address?

Is there any possible way for me to retrieve the bitcoins without the address?

If so, is there a way to exchange my bitcoins back to normal currency?



Any information on this would be greatly appreciated!!