Some features of cryptocurrency make them ideal for illicit activities, like paying bad guys to do their job. Recently, a man from New Jersey had accepted in Federal Court on Thursday, February 2, 202...
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UK woman allegedly lost $25K bitcoin in attempt to hire hitman
A UK court has branded a dark web site advertising bitcoin-for-hire hitmen an “absolute sham” and “palpable nonsense” after a woman, who allegedly tried to have a one-time fling murdered, lost $25,000...
German imprisoned for attempting to hire hitman online with Bitcoin
The Berlin district court sentenced a man to prison time for repeated attempts to hire a hitman by paying with Bitcoin (BTC) on the deep web. An announcement published by Berlin’s prosecutor’s office ...
The Fake Bitcoin Hitman Scam
The Bitcoin Offerings to Kill Berlin officials assert that a dumped German man sought out a bitcoin-for-hire hitman after internet witchcraft failed to break up his would-be lover’s relationship...
Man scammed by fake bitcoin hitman after curse fails to deter love rival
A jilted German man turned to a bitcoin-for-hire hitman after “online witchcraft” failed to end his would-be lover’s relationship, Berlin authorities claim. The 28-year-old is said to have spent $24,...
California Man Pays a Hitman $13K in Bitcoin to Kill his Ex-Girlfriend (Report)
Scott Quinn Berkett – a 25-year-old resident of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles – reportedly pleaded guilty to transferring $13,000 worth of bitcoin to a hitman on the Dark Web. The latter was supposed to ...