A Chinese man was kidnapped and held for ransom in Cambodia; after the ransom attempt failed, he was killed.

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Mars Finance News, according to Cambodian media KohsantepheapDaily, a 53-year-old Chinese real estate company owner Yang Weixin was kidnapped by a criminal gang in Phnom Penh.
The suspects extorted $2 million worth of cryptocurrency from his wife via his phone in the early hours of May 30.
After failing to receive the ransom, they murdered the victim and abandoned his body inside a car.
Surveillance footage shows that three suspects forcibly took him away from his residence parking lot on the evening of May 29.
Local police have confirmed that the case involves kidnapping, extortion, and homicide, and the investigation is ongoing.
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0xCaffeine
· 9h ago
You should be alert the moment your phone is controlled, but unfortunately, there wasn't enough time.
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HedgeHedgeBaby
· 9h ago
This case is too heinous; kidnappers demanding cryptocurrency do so for anonymity, making investigation extremely difficult.
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ChecksumSmile
· 9h ago
In recent years, kidnapping cases within the Chinese community in Phnom Penh have been frequent, especially for those living in villas, be particularly cautious.
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Neon-LitStreetsAfterTheRain
· 9h ago
At 53 years old, having worked hard for half a lifetime, dying in a foreign parking lot—how can the family accept this?
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ReminderOfWavesCrashingAgainst
· 10h ago
Using cryptocurrency for ransom now has become the standard, on-chain can be tracked but the cash-out channels are hard to block.
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StonesUnderTheAurora
· 10h ago
Real estate bosses being targeted is not accidental; industries with large cash flow have higher risks.
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ReflectionsOnTheStreetCorner
· 10h ago
2 million USD ransom, if not paid, people get killed... Southeast Asia's security really worries people.
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GateUser-f78f1f3e
· 10h ago
The three suspects have clear roles, showing obvious premeditation, not a spur-of-the-moment act.
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