A crypto sale between two men at a Manhattan hotel did not go according to plan when the buyer found himself tied up and face-to-face with three thieves walking away with his bag full of cash, police say.
According to the NYPD, a 40-year-old man arrived at the Sonder Battery Park Hotel, where he had arranged to purchase an unspecified amount of cryptocurrency.
The buyer and seller met in the hotel lobby around 5 p.m. Saturday before heading up to a room on the third floor where they presumably planned to make the sale.
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Once they got to the room, police said the alleged seller shoved the 40-year-old through the door and onto the floor, where he found himself face-to-face with two other men.
The men started beating up on the buyer, punching him before typing him up. Police said they taped his ankles, wrist and mouth.
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Then, the trio grabbed the victim's bag, full of $20,000 in cash, and fled the hotel.
Police on Friday released surveillance images of the three men, all believed to be between the ages of 18 and 22.
