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CASE 207  |  Taehwa Kim  |  January 16, 2025  |  Philippines
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  207
  date                January 16, 2025
  original_date       January 16, 2025
  year                2025
  month               1
  quarter             2025-Q1
  victim              Taehwa Kim
  location            Makati, Philippines
  country             Philippines
  scenario            Malicious Invitation - SocialEng
  description         Korean bitcoin trader kidnapped, held hostage for 3 days. No crypto taken.
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             0
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        no crypto allegedly taken
  coin_type           (null)
  reports             ManilaBuletin, PhilStar
  notes               victim selling his luxury car, got lured into a test drive and assaulted by 3 men (was supposed to be tha lawyer) men took his Rolex watch, an ATM card and the keys to his condominium
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Taehwa Kim
  
  **Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim
  
  **Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped
  
  **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** no crypto allegedly taken
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://mb.com.ph/19/1/2025/korean-kidnapped-in-makati-city-rescued-in-batangas

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 208: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   ManilaBuletin, PhilStar
  URL      https://mb.com.ph/19/1/2025/korean-kidnapped-in-makati-city-rescued-in-batangas
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 208, column "Articles"
  Length   968 chars
  Trimmed  site furniture removed on review; kept text is verbatim. Full original (1,067 chars) archived, sha256 4f19a77497db6c9a559393731637b62a0b048fbdd352a908a23813238fe1a092
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Korean kidnapped in Makati City rescued in Batangas
LEMERY, Batangas – A 40-year-old Korean engaged in bitcoin trading was rescued in Barangay Mayasang here on Saturday, Jan. 18, days after he was allegedly kidnapped by the buyer of his sports car in Makati City.

Police identified the victim as Taehwa Kim.

Investigation said the victim met JC, a potential buyer of his posh sports car, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at his condominium in Makati.

They conducted a test drive of the car and parked in a spa in Makati to meet the lawyer of the buyer.

However, three individuals arrived and forced the victim into another vehicle. His hands were tied and eyes blindfolded and his personal belongings were taken.

The victim heard that he will be taken to Antipolo City and after three days, he was dropped on Diokno Highway here.

The victim  was found by officials of Barangay Mayasang led by Chairman Pedro Balani walking on the road. He was turned over to authorities.

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ARTICLE 2
  Source   ManilaBuletin, PhilStar
  URL      (no URL recorded for this column)
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 208, column "Article 2"
  Length   1,076 chars
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Korean bitcoin trader rescued in Batangas
Ed Amoroso - The Philippine Star 
January 20, 2025 | 12:00am

Korean bitcoin trader rescued in Batangas
However, three men forced him to another vehicle where he was blindfolded and his hands tied.
STAR / File
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — A Korean engaged in Bitcoin trading was rescued by village watchmen after his alleged kidnappers abandoned him in Barangay Mayasang, Lemery, Batangas on Saturday.

In his statement to police investigators, Taehwa Kim, 40, met with an alias JC, who wanted to buy his Lamborghini Urus, at his condominium in Makati City on Wednesday.

The two went for a test drive and stopped at a spa to wait for JC’s lawyer. However, three men forced him to another vehicle where he was blindfolded and his hands tied.

Kim said he was held for three days before getting abandoned in Lemery. Aside from losing his car, Kim said the men took his Rolex watch, an ATM card and the keys to his condominium unit.

The Korean still had his hands tied when found walking by several Barangay Mayasang tanods.

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