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CASE 094  |  39 y/o man  |  July 28, 2021  |  Hong Kong
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  94
  date                July 28, 2021
  original_date       July 28, 2021
  year                2021
  month               7
  quarter             2021-Q3
  victim              39 y/o man
  location            Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
  country             Hong Kong
  scenario            P2P Trade Gone Wrong
  description         Trader robbed of HK$3 million at knifepoint
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        HK$3 million
  coin_type           Fiat (HK)
  reports             South China Morning Post
  notes               Cut his hand with a knife, he was hospitalized.
  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:** 39 y/o man
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
  
  **Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong
  
  **Violence Used:** Physical violence, knife
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** HK$3 million in Fiat (HK)
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3142919/bitcoin-trader-robbed-hk3-million-cash-when-sellers

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 95: exact date + country, unique candidate

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   South China Morning Post
  URL      https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3142919/bitcoin-trader-robbed-hk3-million-cash-when-sellers
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 95, column "Articles"
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Bitcoin trader robbed of HK$3 million in cash when ‘sellers’ in Hong Kong show up with knife
The 39-year-old trader from South Korea arrived for the exchange on Ashley Road in Tsim Sha Tsui

At least five robberies or scams involving bitcoin have taken place in Hong Kong already this year. Photo: Fung ChangAt least five robberies or scams involving bitcoin have taken place in Hong Kong already this year. Photo: Fung Chang
At least five robberies or scams involving bitcoin have taken place in Hong Kong already this year. Photo: Fung Chang
A cryptocurrency trader was robbed of more than HK$3 million (US$128,500) in cash at knifepoint when he went to meet a bitcoin seller in Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon.
The 39-year-old trader from South Korea arrived at Astoria Building on Ashley Road in Tsim Sha Tsui for the exchange at about 6.20pm. He was approached by four men, one of whom attacked him with the knife.
The criminals snatched a bag he was carrying with about HK$3.29 million inside and fled. The trader asked a friend to call police and officers searched the area but failed to locate the suspects.
The victim suffered a cut to his hand and was sent to hospital for treatment. Detectives from the Yau Tsim district crime squad are investigating.
Several robberies involving digital currency have taken place in Hong Kong this year. In June, a 22-year-old cryptocurrency trader was sprayed in his eyes with an unknown substance and robbed of HK$2 million while on his way to buy the digital money in Kwun Tong. Three men and a woman were later arrested.
Hong Kong cryptocurrency trader targeted in HK$2 million robbery
15 Jun 2021

In March, two employees of an exchange company were lured to a Tin Hau shop and conned out of HK$3.85 million in a bitcoin transaction scam.
In January, two cryptocurrency traders were robbed of HK$6.5 million in total in two separate cases in the space of a fortnight.
On January 4, a gang tricked a 37-year-old man into transferring more than HK$3 million in bitcoin to them. They paid the victim with cash but took it straight back after he made the transfer. He was left on a hillside on Tai Tam Road in Chai Wan.
Two weeks later, another gang lured a female trader to an office in Kwun Tong for a transaction and robbed her of HK$3.5 million at knifepoint.

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  Source     scmp.com
  URL        https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3142919/bitcoin-trader-robbed-hk3-million-cash-when-sellers
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Bitcoin trader robbed of HK$3 million in cash when ‘sellers’ in Hong Kong show up with knife | South China Morning Post

A cryptocurrency trader was robbed of more than HK$3 million (US$128,500) in cash at knifepoint when he went to meet a bitcoin seller in Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon.

The 39-year-old trader from South Korea arrived at Astoria Building on Ashley Road in Tsim Sha Tsui for the exchange at about 6.20pm. He was approached by four men, one of whom attacked him with the knife.

The criminals snatched a bag he was carrying with about HK$3.29 million inside and fled. The trader asked a friend to call police and officers searched the area but failed to locate the suspects.

The victim suffered a cut to his hand and was sent to hospital for treatment. Detectives from the Yau Tsim district crime squad are investigating.

Several robberies involving digital currency have taken place in Hong Kong this year. In June, a 22-year-old cryptocurrency trader was sprayed in his eyes with an unknown substance and robbed of HK$2 million while on his way to buy the digital money in Kwun Tong. Three men and a woman were later arrested.

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