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CASE 035  |  Unidentified  |  February 23, 2018  |  Russia
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  35
  date                February 23, 2018
  original_date       February 23, 2018
  year                2018
  month               2
  quarter             2018-Q1
  victim              Unidentified
  location            Moscow, Russia
  country             Russia
  scenario            Assault - Mugging
  description         Crypto investor has face mutilated, robbed of $1M in BTC
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        (null)
  coin_type           (null)
  reports             CT
  notes               they mutilated his face with a knife
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Unidentified
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
  
  **Attack Method:** Assault - Mugging
  
  **Violence Used:** Severe mutilation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $1 million
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://cointelegraph.com/news/moscow-man-mutilated-and-mugged-for-1-million-in-bitcoin-local-sources-report

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 36: exact date + country, unique candidate

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Moscow Man Mutilated And Mugged For $1 Million In Bitcoin, Local Sources Report
A man has lost $1 mln worth of Bitcoin to muggers who attacked him when he refused to part with it, local sources report
A cryptocurrency investor fell victim to unidentified assailants in Moscow who reportedly disfigured him and stole over $1 mln worth of Bitcoin, today, Feb. 23, according to local crypto journal Forklog.
According to Forklog, the victim, who has not been named, was in the southern district of the Russian capital when a group of muggers stopped him and demanded he transfer his holdings.
When he refused, they “mutilated his face with a knife” before he surrendered his collection of around 100 BTC, approximately $1,020,000 at press time, according to the publication.

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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Moscow Man Mutilated And Mugged For $1 Million In Bitcoin, Local Sources Report

A cryptocurrency investor fell victim to unidentified assailants in Moscow who reportedly disfigured him and stole over $1 mln worth of Bitcoin, today, Feb. 23, according to local crypto journal Forklog.

According to Forklog, the victim, who has not been named, was in the southern district of the Russian capital when a group of muggers stopped him and demanded he transfer his holdings.

When he refused, they “mutilated his face with a knife” before he surrendered his collection of around 100 BTC, approximately $1,020,000 at press time, according to the publication.

The incident comes just weeks after robbers targeted a well-known YouTube blogger in St. Petersburg, assaulting him and stealing possessions including funds worth $425,000 from a safe.

The unknown Moscow victim is currently receiving medical attention while police attempt to ascertain the sequence of events, according to Forklog.

Security issues surrounding ownership of and even interaction with cryptocurrency continues to fall under the spotlight in both Russia and neighboring states. The Ukrainian Security Service raid of the Odessa office of Forklog itself in December 2017 highlighted the potential for even authorities to indulge in criminal activity, while the abduction of EXMO exchange CEO Pavel Lerner in Kiev in December only ended after payment of a $1 mln ransom.

Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently.

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