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CASE 077  |  Unidentified Woman  |  January 18, 2021  |  Hong Kong
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  77
  date                January 18, 2021
  original_date       January 18, 2021
  year                2021
  month               1
  quarter             2021-Q1
  victim              Unidentified Woman
  location            Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
  country             Hong Kong
  scenario            P2P Trade Gone Wrong
  description         Gang snatches HK$3.5 million from trader at knifepoint
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        HK$3.5 million
  coin_type           Cash
  reports             SCMP
  notes               fake p2p trade after 3 successful transactions. Stolen cash and iphone
  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 Woman
  
  **Attackers:** Gang/organized group
  
  **Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong
  
  **Violence Used:** Knife
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** HK$3.5 million in Cash
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3118249/gang-snatches-hk35-million-hong-kong-cryptocurrency

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 78: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   SCMP
  URL      https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3118249/gang-snatches-hk35-million-hong-kong-cryptocurrency
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  Length   2,336 chars
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Gang snatches HK$3.5 million from Hong Kong cryptocurrency trader at knifepoint after she transfers digital tokens to ‘buyer’
Woman was paid HK$3.5 million in cash after using her iPhone to complete an online transaction to sell USDT tokens, police source says
Three men then rushed from a room, and grabbed the money and iPhone before locking her in office

The robbers struck at the Ricky Centre in Kwun Tong. Photo: Google MapThe robbers struck at the Ricky Centre in Kwun Tong. Photo: Google Map
The robbers struck at the Ricky Centre in Kwun Tong. Photo: Google Map
Hong Kong police are hunting for a gang of thieves who lured a female cryptocurrency trader to an office for a deal and robbed her of HK$3.5 million (US$448,700) in cash at knifepoint on Monday afternoon.
The robbery – the second such hold-up in two weeks – took place at the Ricky Centre on Chong Yip Street in Kwun Tong around 2.30pm, after the woman met a man posing as a buyer.
She had recently sold the man digital money in three transactions, each involving HK$600,000 to HK$700,000, according to police.
“Investigations showed she was paid HK$3.5 million in cash after using her iPhone to complete an online transaction and sell him USDT tokens,” a police source said, referring to a type of cryptocurrency.
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“Soon after she was handed the money, three men carrying either a knife or a rod rushed out from a room and snatched the money and the iPhone from her at knifepoint.”
He said the four fled after locking the victim in the office. The source said the gang could have carried out the earlier deals to win her trust and pave the way for the hold-up.
The robbery came to light when the woman used her second phone to contact her husband, who then made an 999 emergency call to police.
Officers found the woman safe and uninjured in the office. According to the force, the office was recently rented out on a short-term lease and only had several items of furniture.
The source said the uncle of the woman, who drove her to the building and was waiting downstairs, saw four men run out and drive off in a delivery van before police arrived.
Officers mounted a search, but no arrests were made.
Detectives from the Kwun Tong criminal investigation unit are handling the case.

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  Source     scmp.com
  URL        https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3118249/gang-snatches-hk35-million-hong-kong-cryptocurrency
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Gang snatches HK$3.5 million from Hong Kong cryptocurrency trader at knifepoint after she transfers digital tokens to ‘buyer’ | South China Morning Post

Gang snatches HK$3.5 million from Hong Kong cryptocurrency trader at knifepoint after she transfers digital tokens to ‘buyer’

Woman was paid HK$3.5 million in cash after using her iPhone to complete an online transaction to sell USDT tokens, police source says

Three men then rushed from a room, and grabbed the money and iPhone before locking her in office

Published: 12:52am, 19 Jan 2021Updated: 3:37am, 19 Jan 2021

Hong Kong police are hunting for a gang of thieves who lured a female cryptocurrency trader to an office for a deal and robbed her of HK$3.5 million (US$448,700) in cash at knifepoint on Monday afternoon.

The robbery – the second such hold-up in two weeks – took place at the Ricky Centre on Chong Yip Street in Kwun Tong around 2.30pm, after the woman met a man posing as a buyer.

She had recently sold the man digital money in three transactions, each involving HK$600,000 to HK$700,000, according to police.

“Investigations showed she was paid HK$3.5 million in cash after using her iPhone to complete an online transaction and sell him USDT tokens,” a police source said, referring to a type of cryptocurrency.

“Soon after she was handed the money, three men carrying either a knife or a rod rushed out from a room and snatched the money and the iPhone from her at knifepoint.”

He said the four fled after locking the victim in the office. The source said the gang could have carried out the earlier deals to win her trust and pave the way for the hold-up.

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