An attempted cryptocurrency exchange in St. Petersburg ended in disaster as the would-be trader was attacked and robbed of his money.
The victim contacted the police on Tuesday evening, explaining that he had arranged the exchange through an online deal.
Carrying a large sum of money – 700,000 rubles – the man arrived at Lenin Square for the exchange, but was assaulted with a gas canister and his money stolen.
Authorities are currently investigating the crime. Sadly, this is not the first such incident in Russia; earlier this year, three men were sentenced to time in a correctional colony for attacking a resident of Omsk and forcing him to transfer cryptocurrency worth 84 million rubles.
In March, police in Irkutsk arrested a group of people who had allegedly taken 12 million rubles from investors who believed they were buying and installing mining equipment.