French TikTok crypto trader freed after kidnappers realized he’s broke

https://cointelegraph.com/news/kidnappers-release-crypto-trader-because-insufficient-funds

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/28876928

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pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I always thought they found him through tracking the crypto, not tracking them through tiktok. That dude paid for his lies.

donuts@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Is it actually real? It reads like a satire headline. Tried to translate the French article but there's not much substance to it

thawed_caveman@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

I speak french and the french article says exactly what the english article says, except the english article has a lot more information.

It even includes the previous cases of kidnappers targeting people they thought might have large crypto holdings.

pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y

I saw the news go down that he was abducted from real sources, but I haven't done the news parade this morning yet. Not sure.

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I’m so glad I never had any desire to have anything to do with this bs.

explodicle@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

So long as crypto exchanges exist, kidnappers can do this to anyone and get away with it.