According to the Bangkok Post, a Ukrainian man, Viacheslav Leibov, was robbed in Thailand and was released only after transferring more than 8 million Thai baht (about 250,000 USDT) to the armed robbers. The man said that when he was invited to visit by a friend, he was controlled by the robbers in the room and was tied to the bed after being forced to complete the transfer. In the end, he managed to save himself and report the case to the police. According to the victim, he failed to find one of the suspects when he tried to escape.