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French Couple Robbed of €900,000 in Bitcoin by Fake Police

French Couple Robbed of €900,000 in Bitcoin by Fake Police

According to TF1 Info, three fake police officers held a couple captive in Le Chesnay and forced a €900,000 Bitcoin transfer, as French authorities investigate organized crypto-targeted violence.

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The incident is confirmed by major crypto and mainstream news aggregators citing TF1 Info and AFP. The Versailles prosecutor's office has also confirmed the investigation into the armed robbery and sequestration.
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Summary

According to TF1 Info, three individuals posing as police officers entered a couple’s home in Le Chesnay, Yvelines, early Monday, held the pair captive, and forced the husband to transfer about €900,000 in Bitcoin while threatening the woman with a knife. The suspects fled in a white van around 9 a.m., after which the injured woman freed her husband and sought help from neighbors. The Versailles prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation for kidnapping, armed robbery by an organized gang, and criminal conspiracy, with the Brigade de répression du banditisme leading the case. The report also places the incident within a broader pattern of crypto-related kidnappings and home invasions in France.

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