{"id":2981,"date":"2025-06-16T09:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/victims-empty-wallet-ends-latest-french-crypto-kidnapping\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T09:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:27:06","slug":"victims-empty-wallet-ends-latest-french-crypto-kidnapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/victims-empty-wallet-ends-latest-french-crypto-kidnapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Victim\u2019s empty wallet ends latest French crypto kidnapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The ongoing wave of crypto kidnapping-for-ransom in France has recently claimed another victim. But this time, the attackers walked away empty-handed.<\/p>\n<p>A 26-year-old TikTok influencer was the latest target in the troubling trend of crypto-linked kidnappings in France. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europe1.fr\/Police-Justice\/information-europe-1-essonne-un-trader-influent-sur-tiktok-enleve-et-sequestre-758775\" target=\"_blank\">According<\/a> to local outlet Europe 1, the victim was abducted late Friday night while returning home in Juvisy-sur-Orge, a residential commune in the southern suburbs of Paris. He was forced into a stolen vehicle by four men, and then reportedly beaten and tortured.<\/p>\n<p>The attackers demanded the influencer to provide \u20ac50,000 in cryptocurrency to secure his release, banking on his social media presence and 40,000 followers as proof of wealth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A 26 year old TikTok influencer was kidnapped by 4 men in\u2026 you guessed it\u2026 France but was released after they realized he didn\u2019t have as much money as he said he did online.<\/p>\n<p>Fake PnL screenshots are never worth it <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PMDmGbTYxG\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/PMDmGbTYxG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beau (@beausecurity) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beausecurity\/status\/1934222669538316305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>However, their quest turned out unprofitable when they realized that the influencer had little to no money in his account. With no ransom worth collecting, they let him go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>French authorities have handed the case over to the Organized and Specialized Crime Division, as it marks the latest in the rising trend of crypto-related kidnappings in the region. Just weeks ago, police rescued the father of a wealthy crypto investor and popular streamer who had been abducted and mutilated by captors demanding \u20ac7 million in crypto.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Another such case involved the attempted kidnapping of the 34-year-old daughter of the CEO of the Paris-based crypto exchange Paymium, who was eventually rescued by her partner and bystanders. While the attackers fled in this case, investigators tied the incident to the same kidnapping network.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say multiple arrests have been made in connection to the ongoing trend, and more efforts are underway to find others involved in the extortion scheme. Among those detained is a 24-year-old French-Moroccan national named Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, who was recently arrested in Morocco and is suspected of masterminding several of the recent kidnappings.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing wave of crypto kidnapping-for-ransom in France has recently claimed another victim. But this time, the attackers walked away empty-handed. 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