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CASE 015  |  Alexey Sherstne  |  September 4, 2017  |  Ukraine
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  15
  date                September 4, 2017
  original_date       September 4, 2017
  year                2017
  month               9
  quarter             2017-Q3
  victim              Alexey Sherstne
  location            Kyiv, Ukraine
  country             Ukraine
  scenario            Malicious Invitation - SocialEng
  description         Man held and tortured for $50k in Bitcoins. He managed to send an SOS alert and take a picture of one of the attackers. They fled when they realized.
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               0
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        10-12 BTC
  coin_type           BTC
  reports             Oboz
  notes               crypto consultation lead
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Alexey Sherstne
  
  **Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim
  
  **Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped
  
  **Violence Used:** Torture
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** 10-12 BTC in BTC
  
  **Status:** Suspects fled the scene

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.obozrevatel.com/kiyany/crime/v-kieve-iz-parnya-vyibivali-bitcoin-na-summu-pochti-50-tyis-doll.htm

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 16: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   Oboz
  URL      https://www.obozrevatel.com/kiyany/crime/v-kieve-iz-parnya-vyibivali-bitcoin-na-summu-pochti-50-tyis-doll.htm
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 16, column "Articles"
  Length   1,488 chars
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In Kyiv, a Man Was Forced to Hand Over Bitcoin Worth Nearly $50,000
In Kyiv, three men coerced Alexey Sherstnev, a cryptocurrency trader and consultant, into surrendering his Bitcoin holdings. Sherstnev shared the incident on his Facebook page, describing three hours of torture where the assailants demanded Bitcoin. The attackers, described as strong men, beat and threatened to kill him.

The incident took place on the evening of September 4 inside the Santa Muerte club on Yaroslaviv Val Street. Sherstnev was contacted by a man who asked to meet for a cryptocurrency consultation, claiming to know an investor interested in Bitcoin. The first meeting with this supposed investor occurred on August 25, where Sherstnev demonstrated how Bitcoin wallets and money transfers work. A second meeting was scheduled for September 4.

During the second meeting, three men threatened Sherstnev and demanded his phone and Bitcoin wallet password. When he tried to leave, they grabbed and beat him, taking his phone. The attackers held him in the bar for about three hours, demanding a transfer of 10-12 Bitcoins (roughly $44,000).

Cleverly, Sherstnev tricked the attackers into sending an SOS signal from his phone and even managed to photograph one of them. Realizing the alarm had been raised, the assailants fled. Sherstnev subsequently reported the crime to the police.

Previously, in Ukraine, an underground Bitcoin conversion center was reported to have embezzled 200 million hryvnias.

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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R  |  case 015
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