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In the 80s Italy had a problem with kidnappings. An ingredient of the solution was freezing the assets of the relatives of kidnapping victims. The strategy work
by occamrazor 6y ago
In the 80s Italy had a problem with kidnappings. An ingredient of the solution was freezing the assets of the relatives of kidnapping victims. The strategy worked.
- Scoundreller 6y agoIn France, it’s illegal to pay ransoms too. So somebody impersonated a Minister, video-called a bunch of rich people saying somebody was kidnapped and asked them to pay the ransom since the government couldn’t. They bilked a bunch of rich people out of 55 mln EUR: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51842898 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51842898 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/how-scammers-used-a-silicone-mask-and-skype-to-impersonate-a-french-minister-and-steal-90-million/2019/06/20/601ca6ac-9375-11e9-b72d-d56510fa753e_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/how-scammers-used-a-sil...