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CASE 198  |  Coinflip ATM  |  December 3, 2024  |  Australia
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  198
  date                December 3, 2024
  original_date       December 3, 2024
  year                2024
  month               12
  quarter             2024-Q4
  victim              Coinflip ATM
  location            Melbourne, Australia
  country             Australia
  scenario            Armed Robbery in Public Space
  description         Crypto ATM stolen from shopping center.
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             0
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        unknown
  coin_type           (null)
  reports             9News
  notes               burglars took an damaged atms
  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:** Coinflip ATM
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
  
  **Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space
  
  **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** unknown
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-hunt-crypto-atm-thieves-in-melbourne-shopping-centre-ram-raid-mickleham/8e7b6106-ab8c-4374-82b5-76f147c42da8

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 199: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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  Source   9News
  URL      https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-hunt-crypto-atm-thieves-in-melbourne-shopping-centre-ram-raid-mickleham/8e7b6106-ab8c-4374-82b5-76f147c42da8
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Police hunt crypto ATM thieves in Melbourne shopping centre ram raid
By Eleanor Wilson2:30pm Dec 3, 2024/ Police hunt crypto ATM thieves in Melbourne shopping centre ram raid
Police are on the hunt for a pair of thieves who escaped with a cryptocurrency ATM after a ram raid at a shopping centre in Melbourne's northern suburbs this morning.Police allege a stolen Toyota Ute rammed the front doors of Merrifield City shopping centre in Mickleham just after 4am, before reversing into two ATM machines inside.CCTV vision exclusively obtained by 9News shows one of the men, dressed in bright orange, using a sledge hammer to knock a Coinflip Bitcoin ATM to the ground.CCTV captured the men dragging the ATM out of the Mickleham shopping centre. (Nine)The pair then ditched the Toyota when the machine proved too heavy to lift onto the back tray and instead dragged it out by hand, fleeing the scene in a dark-coloured sedan with the Coinflip ATM.Police will allege the thieves then dumped the ATM in a Coolaroo car park, before setting it alight.The Coinflip ATM, which allow users to buy and sell crypto using cash, had been pried open.Coinflip ATMs are used to trade cash for Bitcoin. (Nine) YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Crypto expert Steve Sammartino said crypto machines do not have the same security measures as conventional ATMS, which could have aided the thieves."The crypto machines aren't as robust as typical ATMs which are issued via banks," Sammartino said."Not all of them have dye bombs so that the money is unusable after they're broken into."The Coinflip ATM was found pried open and alight in a Coolaroo car park. (Nine)The offenders remain on the run and the sedan has not been located at this stage.

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Mickleham news: Shopping centre CCTV captures thieves in Bitcoin ATM ram raid | Nine.com.au

Police are on the hunt for a pair of thieves who escaped with a cryptocurrency ATM after a ram raid at a shopping centre in Melbourne's northern suburbs this morning.

Police allege a stolen Toyota Ute rammed the front doors of Merrifield City shopping centre in Mickleham just after 4am, before reversing into two ATM machines inside.

CCTV vision exclusively obtained by 9News shows one of the men, dressed in bright orange, using a sledge hammer to knock a Coinflip Bitcoin ATM to the ground.

The pair then ditched the Toyota when the machine proved too heavy to lift onto the back tray and instead dragged it out by hand, fleeing the scene in a dark-coloured sedan with the Coinflip ATM.

Police will allege the thieves then dumped the ATM in a Coolaroo car park, before setting it alight.

The Coinflip ATM, which allow users to buy and sell crypto using cash, had been pried open.

Crypto expert Steve Sammartino said crypto machines do not have the same security measures as conventional ATMS, which could have aided the thieves.

"The crypto machines aren't as robust as typical ATMs which are issued via banks," Sammartino said.

"Not all of them have dye bombs so that the money is unusable after they're broken into."

The offenders remain on the run and the sedan has not been located at this stage.

Anyone who witnessed the ram-raid or the fire, has dashcam/CCTV footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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