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Aussie man threatened to start bushfire in crypto extortion attempt, police say

Aussie man threatened to start bushfire in crypto extortion attempt, police say

An Australian man has been charged in Melbourne for allegedly threatening to start a bushfire if he didn’t receive over $3 million in crypto.

Cryptocurrency news by Protos · Protos

March 1, 20231m 26s

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An Australian man has been charged with extortion for giving authorities in Queensland a fiery ultimatum: hand over $5 million AUD ($3.4 million) in crypto or he would intentionally start a bushfire.



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