Thailand: Alleged Interpol agents steal Bitcoin

A young Russian couple was recently visited by several people in their condominium in Phuket Province, Thailand, claiming they were working for Interpol and allegedly investigating "irregularities" in various Bitcoin transactions. The alleged investigators "seized" the bitcoin wallet of the couple worth more than 80,000 euros. In addition, various high-quality technical devices were stolen during this foray.

As an outsider, the story may sound exhilarating, for those affected the scenario was very threatening. The two Russian tourists Maxsim Latsoka and Anna Nikurina returned to their condominium in Müang district last Monday night when they suddenly received a most unpleasant visit. The two Russian-speaking gentlemen acted as agents of Interpolout. They would have the task to investigate "irregularities in Bitcoin transfers," as they said. Before a third person entered the apartment, the tourists were tied up and given a headscarf and a hood. Probably this happened so they could not identify the third person. The two holidaymakers were instructed to give the three men the codes for the notebooks and the Bitcoin wallet. Otherwise, they would be treated with drugs and then handed over to the Thai police. The visit is said to have taken a total of six hours , according to the Thai news platform Thai Rath . About the incident but also various English-language newspapers have reported .

The criminals stole a total of three notebooks, an iPhone X and the couple's passports. After the perpetrators had fled, the wallet of the man in the value of 3.2 million Thai baht was empty - that's the equivalent of about 82,000 euros. The alleged Interpol employees warned the Russian tourists, they should not go to the local police. Otherwise you would visit them again. After all, one of her informed friends finally persuaded her to give up a complaint against Unknown to the local police last Tuesday. Actually, they wanted to follow the instructions of the criminals and would rather not do anything.

According to the GPS signal of the stolen iPhone X, the perpetrators have fled to Malaysia via the Thai city of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The police assume that Interpol Gang has specialized in wealthy Russians and their digital savings. First of all, the Russian tourists were observed for some time before they always struck with the same trick. This fits the testimony of the robbed man, he has seen at least one of the perpetrators during his vacation before.