Mega Bitcoin robbery linked to kidnapping, ostentation and millionaire party in the US
Police investigate connection between a robbery in Washington and a kidnapping in Connecticut - a possible extortion attempt orchestrated by a group of scammers to victimize a crypto thief
Kidnappers attacked a man and a woman in a city in Connecticut, United States, with the idea of ââdemanding a ransom for the couple's son, who is being investigated for the millionaire theft of cryptocurrencies from a man in Washington.
The story happened in August, but was reported this Thursday (17) by CNBC, after the release of information by the police of the small city of Danbury.
The first crime, a cyber robbery that took US$$ 230 million in cryptocurrencies from a man in Washington, occurred on August 18. The scammers began sharing their data and downloading a program on their computer, which allowed the criminals to access their machine remotely. According to Danbury police, $$ 100 million in bitcoin is still missing.
Malone Lam, 20, and Jeandiel Serrano, 21, were arrested in September and accused of participating in the robbery. The criminals, who were located through the IP address used to create a bank account, were not exactly being discreet.
A $$ 500 thousand watch, vacations in the Maldives, million-dollar spending on nightclubs and imported cars, such as customized models of Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Porsches, in addition to the rental of mansions, are among the purchases made with the stolen money.
Despite the ostentation worthy of a movie, the big plot twist of the story is the possible connection between the cryptocurrency theft and the kidnapping of a Connecticut couple, which took place on August 25, just a week after the Washington coup. The police suspect? The couple's son was involved in the robbery and his parents' kidnappers knew about it
According to Danbury police, the couple were driving a 2024 Lamborghini Urus rented by their son when they were approached by the kidnappers.
