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Malaysian Police Hunt 4 Suspects in Kidnapping Case Involving $1.2M Crypto Ransom
13.8.2024
Selangor police in Malaysia are pursuing four local suspects connected to the July 11 kidnapping of a Chinese national and a Malaysian woman near the Lebuharaya Maju Toll Plaza in Cyberjaya. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan disclosed that three men and a woman remain at large, while...
Zimbabwean Millionaire Crypto Couple Rescued After Kidnapping by Individuals Posing as Interpol Officers
22.5.2024
A Zimbabwean millionaire couple, based in South Africa, has been kidnapped by a gang seeking to profit from their cryptocurrency valued at $13.9 million. The couple, Professor Sheperd Sikhosana and his wife, Sekayi Adelpha Sikhosana, were kidnapped in Pretoria, South Africa, and smuggled into...
Hong Kong Businessman and Son Surrender to Police Over Kidnapping of Crypto Investor in $1.9 Million Dispute
10.5.2024
The 70-year-old man and his 30-year-old son were arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment and assault, according to police sources.
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Bulgarian Crypto Trader Disappears Under Mysterious Circumstances
27.5.2022
The whereabouts of Alexander Altunbashev, a Bulgarian entrepreneur and crypto trader, are unknown since Monday. Law enforcement officials are now investigating his possible abduction while some in the local crypto community speculate he might be hiding from disgruntled investors. Bulgarian...
China Jails Kidnappers That Demanded ‘Hundreds of Bitcoins’ as Ransom Payment
1.4.2022
Chinese authorities have jailed four individuals that were accused of kidnapping one person and demanding “hundreds of bitcoins” as a ransom payment. While the alleged kidnapping is reported to have occurred in the Philippines, the cooperation between the two countries eventually...
Wordle Saves Elderly Woman From Kidnapping
10.2.2022
A 32-year-old man in Lincolnwood, Illinois was arrested by police after breaking into an elderly woman’s home and holding her hostage for 17 hours. Police were called by the woman’s family to do a wellness check after she failed to send her daughter the usual morning Wordle puzzle. Read more
US ‘Kidnapped’ Russian Crypto Businessman Denis Dubnikov, Lawyer Says
13.11.2021
U.S. law enforcement agents have “kidnapped” crypto entrepreneur Denis Dubnikov in Mexico, before transferring him to the Netherlands where he was arrested, his lawyer told Russian media. Dubnikov is suspected of money laundering and faces up to 20 years in prison if extradited to...
Man Fakes Own Kidnapping and Runs Off with USD 1.15M in Clients’ Bitcoin
31.8.2021
The head of the biggest police agency in Venezuela says that a crypto go-between appears to have faked his own kidnapping as part of an audacious bid to disappear with some USD 1.15m worth of his customers’ bitcoin (BTC) funds.
Per El National and an Instagram post from Douglas Rico, the head...
The Most Reliable Bitcoin Mixer BitMix.Biz – Your Fast Crypto Security in 2020
31.5.2020
The one who called himself Satoshi Nakomoto, created cryptocurrency so that anyone can keep their financial life untouchable and protected from the interference of others. However, requirements of customer disclosure put these principles at risk and ordinary users under threat of theft, extortion...
YouTuber Sentenced to 50 Years for Kidnapping and Bitcoin Ransom
4.3.2020
A former YouTuber has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for masterminding a kidnapping that demanded $100,000 in BTC for the victim’s safety
Mainstream Media’s Hit Piece on Hitmen Fails Miserably
28.12.2019
Mainstream media is probably one of the worst mediums for factual information because it’s typically filled with ignorance and propaganda. When it comes to cryptocurrencies, darknet markets, and encryption, conventional news outlets publish hit pieces that are beyond absurd. On December...