A man in Hong Kong was the victim of a Bitcoin robbery as thieves stole $180,000 USD in cash he was planning to buy the cryptocurrency with. What is it about the prospect of making money by buying and selling cryptocurrency that makes people lose their common sense? The latest example of this phenomenon took […]
A man in Hong Kong was the victim of a Bitcoin robbery as thieves stole $180,000 USD in cash he was planning to buy the cryptocurrency with.
What is it about the prospect of making money by buying and selling cryptocurrency that makes people lose their common sense? The latest example of this phenomenon took place in Hong Kong. A man looking to buy bitcoins was lured into an ambush by criminals, in which he had HK$1.4 million ($180,000 USD) stolen from him in a Bitcoin robbery.
Baiting the Hook
The victim is a Bitcoin trader by the surname of Lee. The thieves contacted him via his WeChat account, and a deal was made for him to purchase a total of five bitcoins.
The details of the agreement was that he would get the cryptocurrency at a five percent discount off the market price. The kicker was that the deal had to be in cash. What could go wrong?
Lee then headed to the rendezvous, which took place at a Starbucks on Hennessy Road, Wan Chai at 4:30pm. At the time, Lee was carrying HK$450,000 (just over $57,500 USD). He was met by two men, who told him that they were willing to …
Read more –> click here all content is copyright Bitcoinist.
Need Bitcoin marketing and PR? Bitcoin PR Buzz has been proudly serving the PR and marketing needs of Bitcoin and digital currency tech start-ups for over 2 years. Get your own professional Bitcoin or cryptocurrency press release CLICK HERE..
Powered by ABITCO.IN