{"id":79267,"date":"2026-10-09T04:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/thieves-hold-pattaya-expat-at-gunpoint-to-drain-820k-in-crypto\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T04:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:34:11","slug":"thieves-hold-pattaya-expat-at-gunpoint-to-drain-820k-in-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/thieves-hold-pattaya-expat-at-gunpoint-to-drain-820k-in-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves Hold Pattaya Expat at Gunpoint to Drain $820K in Crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Armed men raided a Thai luxury home, forcing a Chinese expat to transfer $820K in crypto at gunpoint.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Thai police are tracking the sold digital assets and CCTV footage to identify the gang and recover funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The raid marks a surge in violent wrench attacks, which siphoned over $30M in crypto in early 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>New Crypto-linked Armed Incursion Reported in Thailand<\/h2>\n<p>A new armed robbery has been reported, this time in a luxury home near Pattaya, Thailand, involving over $800K in cryptocurrency stolen.<\/p>\n<p>The crime was perpetrated by three armed men, who, according to initial information, are believed to be of Chinese nationality, when they invaded a gated community in Nongprue. Nonetheless, police have not confirmed the origin of the three suspects.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, whose identity has not been revealed by the police, was a Chinese expat with Turkish citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday at 3:30 a.m., the three armed men used a ladder to invade the house and then broke into the victim\u2019s bedroom to subdue him. The victim was forced at gunpoint to open a safe and deliver funds in cash and three luxury watches to the masked men.<\/p>\n<p>The gang also forced the man to transfer cryptocurrency valued at $820K, which was subsequently sold. Later, the man was able to escape and report the crime to the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>It is still unknown whether the victim was targeted for his crypto holdings or the attackers found out about his cryptocurrency at the site.<\/p>\n<p>Police Region 2 is already investigating. Police Region 2 Commissioner Police Lieutenant General Wasan Techa-akrakesom stated that they have made significant progress, and the Immigration Bureau has been included in the probe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KcF27StKolg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reports indicate<\/a> that the car used by the attackers was found abandoned in a remote area, and that police authorities have managed to identify the car in CCTV footage on October 5, the day before the robbery was executed.<\/p>\n<p>Police are also tracking the digital assets sold to identify the people behind the accounts involved in the sale and recover the stolen funds.<\/p>\n<p>The attack marks yet another \u201cwrench attack\u201d incident, where crypto holders are deliberately targeted by attackers who use coercion and violence to steal cryptocurrency. Blockchain auditing firm Chainalysis estimated that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/report-crypto-holders-lose-30m-as-wrench-attacks-spiral-worldwide\/\">criminals stole over $30 million<\/a> in this kind of violent attack in the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Chilling accounts of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/security\/masked-robbers-threaten-pregnant-wife-uk-crypto-home-attack\/\">pregnant women being threatened<\/a> in the UK and even <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/security\/mexican-rock-star-and-family-murdered-over-1-5m-bitcoin-wallet\/\">rock stars and their families being murdered<\/a> in Mexico have risen recently as cryptocurrency gets mainstream attention and increased adoption.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose my-3 lg:my-4\">\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-lg !bg-[#E8EDFA] p-[9px] hidden md:flex md:flex-row md:gap-3 lg:hidden\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"relative size-[150px] min-w-[150px] shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[15px]\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/frances-binance-head-targeted-in-latest-wrench-attack\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute left-2 top-2\"><img alt=\"Bitcoin.com News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-7\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 1x, \/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-lg !bg-[#E8EDFA] p-[9px] hidden lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:gap-4\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"relative size-[150px] min-w-[150px] shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[15px]\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/frances-binance-head-targeted-in-latest-wrench-attack\/\"><img alt=\"France\u2019s Binance Head Targeted in Latest Wrench Attack\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"object-cover\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" sizes=\"150px\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2Fmahalo-2026-02-13t101229-675-150x150.png&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 32w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2Fmahalo-2026-02-13t101229-675-150x150.png&amp;w=48&amp;q=75 48w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2Fmahalo-2026-02-13t101229-675-150x150.png&amp;w=64&amp;q=75 64w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2Fmahalo-2026-02-13t101229-675-150x150.png&amp;w=128&amp;q=75 128w, 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leading-[1.3] !text-[#67656E]\">Three individuals targeted David Prin\u00e7ay, President of Binance France, in a home-jacking attempt that constitutes the latest wrench attack reported\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/security\/thieves-hold-pattaya-expat-at-gunpoint-to-drain-820k-in-crypto\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Armed men raided a Thai luxury home, forcing a Chinese expat to transfer $820K in crypto at gunpoint. Thai police are tracking the sold digital assets and CCTV footage to identify the gang and recover funds. The raid marks a surge in violent wrench attacks, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":79268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}