TikTok crypto trader freed after kidnappers realized he’s broke

The crypto trader was reportedly forced into a stolen vehicle by four assailants as part of a 50,000 euro kidnapping plot.

A crypto trader who creates content on TikTok was reportedly kidnapped in France on Friday and then released a day later when the abductors discovered he didn’t have enough funds to cover their extortion demands.

The 26-year-old crypto TikToker was snatched on Friday night while returning home to Juvisy-sur-Orge in Northern France, according to a report on Sunday by French radio station Europe 1, with the kidnappers demanding he hand over 50,000 euros ($57,000) in crypto. 

The four thieves reportedly forced the trader into a stolen vehicle. He was also beaten during the incident.

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