Chinese businessmen were led to an ad in the FB, which said the sale of “cheap bitcoins” and eventually lost more than 200 thousand dollars.
The criminal group quickly responded to the appeal of a potential victim. Robbers raided the businessman’s apartment, stole money and mobile phones. Then they tied up the owners of the house, locked them, and they themselves fled.
However, one of the victims was able to free himself and detain a member of the criminal syndicate. The attacker handed over to law enforcement. Although his accomplices were able to escape, taking a large amount of money.
Policemen were able to track down the car of criminals and detain deceivers. The scammers were citizens of Pakistan. Due to lack of evidence, only three of the 8 detainees were convicted.
Note that this is not the first time that cryptocurrency is used as bait. Last month, a bitcoin trader from Holland was robbed and subjected to cruel torture.
