Crypto Drama In France: Police Rescue Millionaire’s Kidnapped Father
Crypto riches turned into a nightmare in Paris, where a father was kidnapped in broad daylight to force his millionaire son into paying a brutal ransom. French police freed a man over the weekend who was kidnapped in Paris as part of a ransom scheme against his rich son, prosecutors said. The victim, whose identity […]
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