================================================================================================ CASE 048 | Andrew ______ | November 16, 2018 | South Africa ================================================================================================ DATABASE RECORD id 48 date November 16, 2018 original_date November 16, 2018 year 2018 month 11 quarter 2018-Q4 victim Andrew ______ location Lanseria, South Africa country South Africa scenario Malicious Invitation - SocialEng description Bitcoin trader drugged, beaten, and tortured before transferring BTC to attackers kidnappings 1 violence_torture 1 drugs_alcohol 1 weapons 0 theft 1 life_taken 0 money_wanted (null) coin_type (null) reports FM notes (null) 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:** Andrew ______ **Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim **Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped **Violence Used:** Torture, physical assault, drugging **Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed **Status:** Investigation ongoing LINKED SOURCES [url] https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/south-africa-man-tortured-for-bitcoins-in-intensive-care/ NOTES ON THIS FILE * matched to sheet row 49: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICLE 1 Source FM URL https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/south-africa-man-tortured-for-bitcoins-in-intensive-care/ Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 49, column "Articles" Length 1,143 chars ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ South Africa: Man Tortured for Bitcoins, in Intensive Care The victim was burned with a hot iron and lost Bitcoin worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. A Bitcoin trader in South Africa was lured to a residence under false pretences and set upon by five individuals who wanted his cryptocurrency. The crime took place in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg. A hot iron According to local news source Soweto Urban, "Andrew", of Lanseria, was invited to give a presentation at a private residence by a man he had met on Facebook, and later in person. When he got there, someone came up behind him and knocked him out by way of a chemical-soaked cloth to the face. He awoke in a different house, surrounded by five individuals. These stripped him, assaulted him, and burned him with a hot iron, demanding to know his account details. They also threatened to kill him. He transferred Bitcoin worth approximately 900,000 rand ($65,984) to the assailants, who also robbed him of two mobile phones, two laptops, 3,000 rand in cash, and then dumped him blindfolded on the side of a road. 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Caveat retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved) South Africa: Man Tortured for Bitcoins, in Intensive Care | Finance Magnates The victim was burned with a hot iron and lost Bitcoin worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. A Bitcoin Bitcoin While some may still be wondering what is Bitcoin, who created Bitcoin, or how does Bitcoin work, one thing is certain: Bitcoin has changed the world.No one can remain indifferent to this revolutionary, decentralized, digital asset nor to its blockchain technology.In fact, we’ve gone a long way ever since a Florida resident Laszlo Hanyecz made BTC’s first official commercial transaction with a real company by trading 10,000 Bitcoins for 2 pizzas at his local Papa John’s.One could now argue that While some may still be wondering what is Bitcoin, who created Bitcoin, or how does Bitcoin work, one thing is certain: Bitcoin has changed the world.No one can remain indifferent to this revolutionary, decentralized, digital asset nor to its blockchain technology.In fact, we’ve gone a long way ever since a Florida resident Laszlo Hanyecz made BTC’s first official commercial transaction with a real company by trading 10,000 Bitcoins for 2 pizzas at his local Papa John’s.One could now argue that Read this Term trader in South Africa was lured to a residence under false pretences and set upon by five individuals who wanted his cryptocurrency. The crime took place in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg. According to local news source Soweto Urban, "Andrew", of Lanseria, was invited to give a presentation at a private residence by a man he had met on Facebook, and later in person. When he got there, someone came up behind him and knocked him out by way of a chemical-soaked cloth to the face. He awoke in a different house, surrounded by five individuals. These stripped him, assaulted him, and burned him with a hot iron, demanding to know his account details. They also threatened to kill him. He transferred Bitcoin worth approximately 900,000 rand ($65,984) to the assailants, who also robbed him of two mobile phones, two laptops, 3,000 rand in cash, and then dumped him blindfolded on the side of a road. Andrew is currently in intensive care being treated for burns. In September 2018, a Cape Town businessman named Liyaqat Parker was held hostage for over two months by kidnappers who demanded 50 bitcoins. 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