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Chinese couple linked to a crypto scam, kidnapping arrested in Thailand

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The Thai police have arrested a Chinese woman in connection with a crypto investment scam. Surprisingly, they have found out that her boyfriend, who was located at the same residence, is a fugitive sought in China for alleged kidnapping.

According to reports, Wu Di, a 27-year-old Chinese woman, was arrested on Wednesday by the Technology Crime Suppression Division of the Thai police for her role in crypto scams. The scams cost victims more than $17.7 million in the last two months.

Wu was caught during a raid at the house she rented in Pattaya, a popular tourist destination. Zhou Zongyon, a 29-year-old Chinese man wanted for kidnapping, was also found there.

According to reports, Wu Di, a 27-year-old Chinese woman, was arrested on Wednesday by the Technology Crime Suppression Division of the Thai police for her role in crypto scams. The scams have cost victims more than $17.7 million in the last two months.

Wu was caught during a raid at the house she rented in Pattaya, a popular tourist destination. Zhou Zongyon, a 29-year-old Chinese man wanted for kidnapping, was also found there.

Reports say that Chinese police want Zhou to kidnap a woman in Cambodia. He also sent her family pictures of her being tortured and demanded a $138,000 ransom. He admitted to entering the country illegally through the Cambodian border.

The crypto heist

The accused con artist, who had a nice profile picture, contacted a Thai teacher on Facebook and convinced her to put money into a fake Singapore dollar investment fund. At first, the victim got a small return and could take some of her money out. When she wanted to spend more, she couldn’t get her money back, so she called the police.

She lost almost $44,311 in the investment scam, which started the investigation. Investigators found that the stolen money was first sent to four accounts made by Thai citizens. These accounts were called “puppet accounts,” and they held the money until it was converted into cryptocurrencies.

In the end, the tokens were sent to a digital wallet in Cambodia that was created in Wu’s name. After more research, it was found that her account was tied to at least 63 fraud cases worth a total of $18,256,746 that were reported to the police.

During the raid, police found proof on Wu’s phone, including pictures of her expensive lifestyle, drugs that they thought she was using, and a large amount of cash. The pictures also showed that she often went back and forth between Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia.

Wu denied the claims and said that her ex-boyfriend had opened the account to hide money for a criminal group. The police were not satisfied, though, and they kept looking for more proof.

Meanwhile, all four people with the puppet accounts were caught, and three were charged. At the same time, Zhou, the accused kidnapper, has been arrested by the police because he may have something to do with moving money for scam call centres.

How to know a scam

As the crypto industry becomes popular, more scams are coming up. There are some of the red flags that can show you that the advert is a scam.

One would be promises of large gains or double the investment. Scammers do this to excite you and make you want to invest as quickly as possible. The scammers will mostly accept only crypto coins as payment, so it is hard to trace them.

Others will even go as far as promising you free money. That is a direct trap. They will also have minimal details about money movement and investment. They can even do several transactions in one day.

Most scammers are dumb. You will find misspellings and grammatical errors in emails, social media posts, or other communication. On top of that, they use fake influencers or celebrity endorsements that seem out of place.

Here’s how you can protect yourself: Hackers can’t access your digital wallets if you use strong passwords, only connect to secure websites, and store your files in a safe place. One kind of wallet is digital, and the other is hardware.

Since digital wallets are stored online, they are more likely to be stolen. Hardware wallets keep data on a device, like the coin wallet and keys, when the device is not being used.

Don’t let anyone have your wallet keys or entry codes. If you get a text or email saying that your coin account is having trouble or that the account owner’s account has been hacked, go to the provider’s website or call the number listed on the website to make sure you are talking to a real person. Do not click the links or answer those emails or texts immediately. Stay safe.

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