{"id":50585,"date":"2021-10-04T10:23:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T07:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=50585"},"modified":"2025-09-02T18:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:59:38","slug":"kidnappers-forced-kaliningrad-resident-to-transfer-523000-in-cryptocurrency-and-dumped-him-in-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/kidnappers-forced-kaliningrad-resident-to-transfer-523000-in-cryptocurrency-and-dumped-him-in-the-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidnappers forced Kaliningrad resident to transfer $523,000 in cryptocurrency and dumped him in the forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Kaliningrad resident was kidnapped and forced to transfer his savings in cryptocurrency to the attackers&#8217; accounts, after which he was beaten and dumped in the forest. He said this on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-conversation=\\\"none\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">I live in Kaliningrad (offshore 300km part of russia inside eu zone) and it happened 27.09 22:00, pulled out from parked car right in front of windows of our governor, next to Belarussian embassy building. I still can\u2019t believe this can happen in 2k21.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 001 (@mah_twittar) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mah_twittar\/status\/1444088035918893066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">October 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the victim, on September 27 unknowns dragged him from the car, put a mask on, tied him up and kept him for a day in an unknown location. The kidnappers forced him to unlock the iPhone, obtained two-factor authentication codes for Binance and transferred the funds to their wallets.<\/p>\n<p>In total, the criminals stole about $523,000 in USDT. According to the victim, this was almost all of his savings.<\/p>\n<p>On the second night of detention, the attackers suffocated him and subsequently \\&#8221;threw him into the forest without clothes, hidden under a pile of branches.\\&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\\u201cFortunately, because the kidnappers were administering sedatives to me at random, they could not check my heartbeat and thought I was dead,\\u201d the victim said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He survived, reached the nearest village where he received medical care. The victim reported to the police.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of the exchange reacted to the Twitter post, expressing willingness to help.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-conversation=\\\"none\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Extremely sorry to read this story. We\u2019ve sent you a DM to see how we can help.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Binance (@binance) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/binance\/status\/1444328497338626053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">October 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The victim told ForkLog that he cannot comment at the moment, as doing so could interfere with the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this June, the Moscow court <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/moscow-court-convicts-organizers-of-kidnapping-the-owner-of-275-btc\">found the perpetrators guilty<\/a> of planning an attack on a businessman in an attempt to seize his cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news on our <a href=\\\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"\u201c_blank\u201d\\\" rel=\\\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kaliningrad resident was kidnapped and forced to transfer his cryptocurrency savings to the attackers\u2019 accounts, after which he was beaten and dumped in the forest. 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