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scams & kidnappings, Amen

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July 23, 2025

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DYOR. Two stories, one theme: in crypto, life comes at you fast.

First, a gang kidnapped a Belgian barber after mistaking him for a crypto billionaire. The celebrity barber was posting photos of his flashy car on social media, which happened to be the same car as a notorious crypto whale.

After they captured the barber and realized he only had £6.71 in crypto, they gave him his passport back and put him on a train home. A W for the kidnapped, of course, but also in some way a big L.

Next story here is about a Denver pastor who scammed his congregants out of a combined $3.4M for a token called “INDXcoin.” The coin was tradeable only on an exchange that the pastor himself owned, which he frequently shut down when people tried to withdrawal money.

He pitched the token to his fellow Christians as a “wealth transfer” ordained by God.

It’s reported that the pastor and his wife spent at least $1.3M on designer bags, snowmobiles and a home reno that the pastor said “the Lord told him to do.” The pastor faces charges of theft, securities fraud and racketeering. Praise be.

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