Crypto draft in New York: Italians tortured for months!

Crypto draft in New York: Italians tortured for months!

New York, USA - A shocking case of kidnapping and torture is the focus of the investigation in New York. A 37-year-old US cryptocurrency investor from Kentucky was charged, kidnapped an Italian tourist and abused in a town house for over three weeks. The aim of the brutal abuse was to blackmail the victim's password to the victim's Bitcoin money exchange. The incidents are part of a worrying development in the field of cryptocurrencies, which are also underpinned by current figures on fraud in this sector.

According to the investigation, the 28-year-old sacrifice managed to travel to New York in early May and voluntarily go to his town house with the investor. There, however, the electronic devices and his passport were immediately taken from him. The perpetrators called for the publication of the password to the Italian's Bitcoin money exchange, and the situation quickly escalated to physical violence. The victim was tied up and tortured with blows, electric shocks and threats of murder for three weeks.

The dramatic attempt to escape

The situation for the victim became life -threatening when it was held over a railing on the fifth floor and threatened that something could happen to his family. Finally, the Italian managed to escape and inform a traffic police officer. The police reacted quickly and arrested the main suspect and alleged accomplice. However, a third person who is also said to be involved in the crime is still fleeting. A pistol and stressful photos of the torture acts were found in the house during the search. Two employees were also found on site.

Further investigations should provide information about the exact background and the planning of the kidnapping in the coming days. This does a disturbing light on the risks that are currently exposed to cryptocurrency investors.

The risks of the cryptocurrency market

The case is not isolated; The risk of fraud is accumulated in the entire cryptocurrencies market. According to a current report by the FBI, there was a significant increase in frauds that are related to digital currencies. Above all, the theft of access data to Bitcoin money exchanges always puts people in danger of losing their fortune. These eerie statistics show how important it is to take personal security and data protection seriously in the digital world. The case of the Italian tourist is only the tip of the iceberg.

Another example of dealing with cryptographic assets is the case of Stefan Thomas, who still has two attempts to get his Bitcoin assets worth 200 million euros after forgot to forget his password. Such incidents illustrate how quickly problems in the crypto sector can exhilarate and how people can face expensive losses, whether by fraud or through their own negligence.

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