Bitcoin Ransom is the focal point for the African abduction as 5 BTC have requested to release a 9-year-old girl

Kidnapers asks Bitcoin to free Kid in Africa

According to a recent report published by Bitcoinafrica, kidnappers He asked five Bitcoins to release a girl who had been kidnapped. The message was sent by the kidnappers to the Western Cape Gangwatch anti-crime site. At the time of writing, 5 Bitcoins (BTC) amounted to $ 20,000.

The message that was written by the kidnappers says they have 48 hours to send the funds. If they do not receive $ 19,000 in 48 hours, the communication will cease.

The criminals wrote:

"You have 48 hours if you do not have to transfer Bitcoin within 48 hours we will cease communication." This email will be deleted in 12 hours. "

The kidnapped girl seems to be a nine-year-old girl called Linathi Titshala and was seen for the last time on December 16, 2018, when she was near her grandmother's house. On December 14, he celebrated his birthday and also lived with his grandmother.

The group that fights criminals worked with the forces of order after receiving this shocking email. Although they tried to track email, they could not do it. A Western Cape Gangwatch spokesman commented that they too are trying to track down criminals using the Bitcoin code but they have not been able to. They believe that the e-mail was created by an internet café that erases information about people using the devices.

At the same time, Western Cape Gangwatch informed that he had also contacted the Unit for missing persons. They are currently working on this problem and are trying to track down and find the child.

This is not the first time that a child is kidnapped and the kidnappers demand a ransom in Bitcoin. In 2018, a South African boy, Katlego Marite, was kidnapped by criminals. The kidnappers demanded 15 Bitcoins to release the child. At that time 15 Bitcoin was worth almost $ 140,000.

Fortunately, this baby was found in good condition and unharmed. Now he's back with his family.

Bitcoin is one of the methods preferred by criminals to steal funds because it is more difficult to find out who is behind each of the BTC addresses. However, payments can be monitored and eventually discover the criminals.