Crypto Kidnapping: Tourist Held Captive, Forced to Transfer $250K in USDT
A 23-year-old Ukrainian tourist in Phuket, Thailand, was kidnapped and forced to transfer $250,000 in USDT stablecoins (about 8.56 million baht) to two armed robbers. Viacheslav Leibov was threatened with violence until...
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