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London man loses $14,000 in crypto theft after bar encounter with strangers

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Magnus Ahmad was approached by two strangers outside a London bar. Within hours, thieves had drained his cryptocurrency wallets. The attackers also gained access to his bank accounts and disabled his laptop. The incident caused losses of about $14,000 and highlights a wider problem of crypto theft in London. The article uses this case to examine how such thefts are carried out.

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