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Tim Heath, an Australian crypto investor, fought off a kidnapping attempt in Estonia after being attacked inside his apartment building, according to a July 2 report by Eesti Ekspress.
According to prosecutors, a group of seven had followed Heath for days and even placed a tracker on his car. Two men, dressed as painters, approached him in the stairwell and tried to drag him into a waiting van.
One of the attackers, identified as Allahverdi Allahverdiyev, covered Heath’s mouth to stop him from shouting. Heath bit through the man’s finger during the struggle and managed to run back into his apartment. He reportedly lost a tooth in the process.
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Investigators said the attackers planned to take Heath to a rented sauna and force him to hand over his crypto holdings. The group is accused of entering Estonia using fake Georgian passports.
Before the attack, they bought painter uniforms and tools to disguise themselves as workers. The plan also involved a hacker to help transfer the digital assets.
Allahverdiyev claimed he pretended to go along with the plan but later told others to call it off, despite being promised €100,000. Another suspect, Georgian citizen Ilgar Mamedov, said he was only passing through Estonia. The alleged leader of the group, Najaf Najafli, and two others remain at large.
After the incident, Heath received a message on Telegram that included photos of his home and demanded 30 Bitcoin
Tushal Rathod from New York was recently accused of using fake checks and email scams to collect nearly $1.7 million, and converting most of it into Bitcoin. How did the case unfold? Read the full story.
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