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The Sandbox co-founder dan chief operating officer Sébastien Borget is wife, who was kidnapped attempt in France Seine this Tuesday. Suspect disguised as courier tricked open door, then five masked accomplices rushed in trying to push her into the car, finally scattered away after neighbors heard screams and intervened. Two arrested suspects are still minors.
（Prequel: French crypto tycoon received father's "finger-cutting video" demanding ransom of millions of euros, all 7 perpetrators in their twenties）
（Background supplement: French Minister of Interior urgently convenes crypto tycoons! Kidnapping and ransom ring explosion, do not wear Web3 clothes, surf the net and show off）

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• Two minors are arrested
• Every 2.5 days in France, a crypto kidnapping occurs
• Doorbell will not ring only once
• Frequently Asked Questions

直接上門綁架妳！

According to French Le Journal du Dimanche report, on May 20, Tuesday afternoon, in front of a residential house in Villenoy, Seine, France, a person dressed in courier uniform pressed the doorbell. Sébastien Borget’s wife opened the door, and everything happened within seconds.

Behind the courier, five masked men rushed out from nearby, trying to push the victimized wife into a car parked on the roadside.

No one spoke during the process, only the victim’s screams could be heard.

Neighbors heard the shouting, footsteps, and someone peeking out from the window. The masked men judged the situation as failed, loosened their grip and fled, disappearing into the streets. The entire incident from doorbell ringing to the suspects fleeing probably took less than two minutes.

Sébastien Borget’s wife was unharmed but definitely scared.

落網的是兩位未成年

French police later arrested two suspects nearby, who were found with a replica pistol, multiple plastic zip ties, and masks.

They were born in 2009 and 2010, one 16 years old, the other 15.

This was not an impulsive crime; the zip ties were used to bind wrists, masks to cover faces, and the replica pistol to intimidate victims from resisting. It was a planned kidnapping operation, just disrupted by neighbors’ reactions.

The other four accomplices are still at large. Preliminary investigation shows that this attack is related to cryptocurrency.

Sébastien Borget, aged 40, is co-founder and COO of the metaverse platform The Sandbox. The Sandbox allows users to create and trade digital assets in virtual worlds via NFTs and SAND tokens. His real identity is not a secret in the crypto circle.

法國每 2.5 天一起加密綁架

This is not an isolated incident. According to data from the French National Judicial Police, from January 1, 2026, to now, France has recorded 41 cases of crypto-related kidnapping or illegal detention, averaging one every 2.5 days, with 88 people prosecuted.

Earlier this year, a French crypto entrepreneur received a video of his father having his finger cut off, demanding millions of euros in ransom. All seven perpetrators were in their twenties.

In February, a mother and daughter were held hostage by masked criminals at home, rescued only after a passing neighbor intervened.

In April, a mother and her ten-year-old son were kidnapped for 20 hours, with the kidnappers also extorting hundreds of thousands of euros in cryptocurrency from the father.

The pattern is almost identical: targeting is based on leaked KYC data from exchanges, matching public records to confirm addresses and family members, then attacking not the holder himself but the most vulnerable relatives around him, including wife, mother, or children.

French Minister of Interior Laurent Nuñez has announced that a new crackdown is being prepared.

門鈴不會只響一次

The wife of the Sandbox founder was fortunate; she encountered a group of minors under the legal age, not the seasoned criminals who earlier this year dared to cut off fingers with real knives. Plus, her neighbor was at home and heard everything.

But in other cases, not everyone is so lucky.

常見問題

What happened in the co-founder of The Sandbox’s wife kidnapping case?

On May 20, suspects disguised as couriers tricked Borget’s wife into opening the door at his residence in Seine-Maritime, France. Then five masked accomplices rushed in trying to push her into a car. Neighbors heard her screams and intervened, causing the suspects to scatter. The two arrested suspects are aged 15 and 16, and were found with a replica pistol and zip ties.

How serious is the crypto kidnapping problem in France?

Since 2026, France has recorded 41 crypto-related kidnapping cases, averaging one every 2.5 days, with 88 people prosecuted. Perpetrators usually target victims by matching leaked KYC data from exchanges, attacking family members rather than the owner himself. The French Minister of Interior has announced preparations for a new crackdown.