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Crypto torture gang: Bitcoin millionaires forced to strip naked and held for two days in blackmail ordeal
United Kingdom🏛️ Politics6 hr. ago

Crypto torture gang: Bitcoin millionaires forced to strip naked and held for two days in blackmail ordeal

Two cryptocurrency millionaires were kidnapped and subjected to physical and psychological abuse by a London-based gang seeking to extort money from them. The victims were held captive for over two days in a flat in Canning Town, where they were forced to strip naked, placed in compromising positions, and threatened with blackmail. They were allegedly tortured with cigarette burns and fed minimal food, while the perpetrators consumed a full meal of fried chicken. The victims managed to escape after a high-speed police chase, during which one suspect crashed into a lamp post. The gang operated under the direction of a mastermind known as 'Nino,' who remains at large. The victims reportedly sent $30,000 in cryptocurrency to the gang before being released, though one claimed he was sold to another group.

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Daily Mail logoDaily MailIndependentCenter6 hr. ago
Crypto torture gang: Bitcoin millionaires forced to strip naked and held for two days in blackmail ordeal

Two cryptocurrency millionaires were kidnapped and subjected to physical and psychological abuse by a London-based gang seeking to extort money from them. The victims were held captive for over two days in a flat in Canning Town, where they were forced to strip naked, placed in compromising positions, and threatened with blackmail. They were allegedly tortured with cigarette burns and fed minimal food, while the perpetrators consumed a full meal of fried chicken. The victims managed to escape after a high-speed police chase, during which one suspect crashed into a lamp post. The gang operated under the direction of a mastermind known as 'Nino,' who remains at large. The victims reportedly sent $30,000 in cryptocurrency to the gang before being released, though one claimed he was sold to another group.

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