US tourist drugged by fake Uber driver and robbed of $123K BTC — Report
Summary
An American tourist in the UK, Jacob Irwin-Cline, was drugged by a man posing as a taxi driver, resulting in the theft of $123,000 in Bitcoin from his cell phone. After a night out, Cline mistakenly entered a private cab instead of his Uber. The driver offered him a cigarette likely laced with scopolamine, causing him to pass out for about 30 minutes. Upon waking, Cline was ordered out of the vehicle, and the driver fled, hitting him with the car. This incident is part of a broader trend of violence against crypto investors, including recent kidnappings and extortion attempts targeting industry executives and their families. Increased personal security measures are being sought by those in the crypto community due to these rising threats.
