THELOGICALINDIAN - Inperson crypto robberies are acceptable a all-around affair afresh for the authorities and this time Argentina is the abode of the latest case appear In Mendoza an bearding man was assaulted by two abyss who airish as bitcoin buyers
Identities of the Robbers Are Still Unknown
According to Mendo Voz, the 26-years-old man, articular by his brand as F.T., agreed to accommodated with the two robbers at 7:30 pm bounded time via blast in a artery bend of the Guaymallén neighborhood.
In a aboriginal instance, F.T. believed the two abyss were accepted bitcoin (BTC) buyers who admired to buy his cryptos in barter for Argentinean pesos. There are no letters on how abounding exact bitcoins the men agreed to acquire.
However, the bearings became suspicious, as the declared BTC buyers never arrived. Afterward, two robbers appeared on the arena by aggressive him with a firearm.
Per the bounded bi-weekly Los Andes, the individuals are doubtable to be the aforementioned bodies who airish as crypto buyers.
Criminals managed to abduct him an iPhone, $2,500 and 120,000 Argentinean pesos ($3,810). F.T. wasn’t afflicted during the incident, but the robbers fled from the arena in a van.
Residents of the adjacency helped the victim by calling the police. Per the bounded media, the baseborn iPhone was begin by the authorities on a highway.
The Attorney Office Nº19 of the 35th Argentinean Police Station is now advancing the contributor investigations. However, there are no arrests made, nor hints on the identities of the robbers as of columnist time.
Hong Kong Is Living Its Own Drama With Crypto-Related Robberies
As the year kicked off, in Hong Kong, a 37-year-old man additionally was a victim of a annexation from a assemblage of robbers who fled with 15 bitcoin (BTC), account HKD 3 actor ($387,000) in banknote at that time. They had additionally agreed to accommodated in being for a crypto barter transaction.
Also, in the aforementioned country, Bitcoin.com News reported addition robbery that complex an offline crypto transaction. A changeable banker was a victim of robbers who blanket her HKD 3.5 actor ($451,000) account in binding (USDT) tokens.
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