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Re: Tips for local transactions
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cointastical
on 28/04/2018, 21:25:31 UTC
Quote from: cointastical on April 13, 2018, 02:59:52 AM
Quote from: cointastical on February 27, 2018, 12:55:30 AM
Quote from: cointastical on January 26, 2018, 12:15:25 AM
Be safe out there!

- http://tass.com/society/976192
- https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ne4pvg/police-in-ottawa-canada-charged-a-teen-with-armed-bitcoin-robbery-are-hunting-two-suspects
- https://btcmanager.com/russian-couple-robbed-100000-worth-bitcoin-thailand
- https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/boasting-about-bitcoin-profits-godsend-for-cybercriminals-1.3382168

It continues:

- https://en.bitnovosti.com/2018/02/26/criminals-extorted-300-btc-from-the-founder-of-prizm-cryptocurrency
- https://en.bitnovosti.com/2018/02/23/man-was-tortured-all-night-in-moscow-before-he-handed-all-his-bitcoins-to-bandits

And will continue to happen:

"The trend of physical crypto asset robberies will accelerate if attackers have a decent success rate. Securing your assets not only helps you, it helps us all by deterring physical attackers from even trying."

- https://twitter.com/lopp/status/961700837654441984


And yes, it continues to happen:

Bitcoin buyer robbed of RM1mil in cash
- https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/13/bitcoin-buyer-robbed-of-rm1mil-in-cash

Heh, "A police spokesman told the Straits Times that they were also investigating the origins of [buyer]'s money, which he carried in cash."

And though no violence was involved, here's a very large deal where the buyer almost got scammed:

How an OTC Bitcoin Scammer Almost Stole $600 Million
- https://news.bitcoin.com/how-an-otc-bitcoin-scammer-almost-stole-600-million

Bitcoin ATM hit ... thieves assault cashier with bear spray, then pull the cash trays from the Bitcoin ATM (Chevron Gas Station Irving, TX)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbImdks9gkM

"The gang used the office to lure the two brothers to come to the office to sell them the Bitcoin."
- https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/crime/watch-dubai-police-recovers-dh7m-from-bitcoin-heist-1.2213314