{"id":5665,"date":"2022-05-08T13:39:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T11:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/08\/crypto-muggings-thieves-in-london-target-digital-investors-by-taking-phones\/"},"modified":"2022-05-08T13:39:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T11:39:28","slug":"crypto-muggings-thieves-in-london-target-digital-investors-by-taking-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/08\/crypto-muggings-thieves-in-london-target-digital-investors-by-taking-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Crypto muggings\u2019: thieves in London target digital investors by taking phones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Thousands of pounds stolen in cases seen by the Guardian in reports from City of London police<\/p>\n

Thieves are targeting digital currency investors on the street in a wave of \u201ccrypto muggings\u201d, police have warned, with victims reporting that thousands of pounds have been stolen after their mobile phones were seized.<\/p>\n

Anonymised crime reports provided to the Guardian by City of London police, as part of a freedom of information request, reveal criminals are combining physical muscle with digital knowhow to part people from their cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n

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\nExclusive: Thousands of pounds stolen in cases seen by the Guardian in reports from City of London police
\nThieves are targeting digital currency investors on the street in a wave of \u201ccrypto muggings\u201d, police have warned, with victims reporting that thousands of pounds have been stolen after their mobile phones were seized.
\nAnonymised crime reports provided to the Guardian by City of London police, as part of a freedom of information request, reveal criminals are combining physical muscle with digital knowhow to part people from their cryptocurrency. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Thousands of pounds stolen in cases seen by the Guardian in reports from City of London police Thieves are targeting digital currency investors on the street in a wave of \u201ccrypto muggings\u201d, police have warned, with victims reporting that thousands of pounds have been stolen after their mobile phones were seized. Anonymised crime reports …<\/p>\n

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