[Sad News]: Nigerian shot dead after resisting robbers access to crypto phone

[verita1]

This news is sad and also puts us on alert for being crypto users. Some think that by handling Bitcoin we are millionaires and it is not true. Not everyone who has Bitcoin is millionaires. We are just a community that is growing the ecosystem.
It is true that we must be careful with who we share our interests in Bitcoin and crypto. Anonymity may be the best option.

[camito]

Nigerian Man Shot Dead by robbers to access his mobile phone with crypto

“Investigations so far have also revealed that the bosom friend of the victim arrested had hinted one of the suspects of the discovery of $10, 000 in the victim’s Bitcoin wallet and then contacted the other suspects for the robbery operation. “From the confessional statements of the suspects, their intentions for carrying out the operation was to dispossess Iroro of the $10, 000 in his Bitcoin wallet but were disappointed to find out that what was left when they struck was $400.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/02/4-arrested-over-killing-of-delta-pdp-member/

I don't want to bring this news, but I guess everyone in crypto should understand the dangers whether online and offline. And another sad thing is that the man doesn't have $10k, but rather $400.

Also, we need not to tell anyone of our bitcoin stash, otherwise others might be tempted to robbed us as what happen here.

Trust is really a major issue when we talk about money especially in the crypto world. It is sad to hear that your friend had planned the robbery after hinting that you have a large sum of money in your Bitcoin wallet. The killing was brutal, unethical, and unmerciful. The victim had $400, not $10,000. He had two children and just imagine how his long, hard-earned money, turned into something that can destroy the family's future.

This is a reminder that we must never show anyone even those we call "friend", our Bitcoin wallet. Robbers, of any sort had even upgraded and can even see your transactions through unstable and unprotected banking and transacting apps. To avoid crime and accidents like this, we must be very careful of whom we trust and to not let anyone see our wallet. Our lack of caution and too much trust can even lead us to our own perish.

[South Park]

If life is not there, then what is the need for money? As the police station was nearby, he could've just gone there and asked for help. Though in situations like these, one hardly knows what to do next, and he did what he thought would be best for the time being. RIP

But, what he could have done when they believed he has 10k while he actually had only 400 as I was reading the article and the victim's friend was involved and he told the suspects that Iroro has 10k and when he caught beaten and tortured he only could give them 400 which is all he had.

This, he gave away what he had but those people were not letting him go because they believed he had a lot more money with him because his friend betrayed his trust and for some reason believed he had 10k with him, this is important never tell anyone no matter how much you trust them how much money you are holding in your bitcoin wallet, the world is full of people like that which will try to take what it is rightfully yours and they will not care about the means they use to do it.

[elenag1042]

The most idiotic thing anybody can do is to bounce to somebody to give you a seed, private key, secret key. On the off chance that they were programmers it was certainly their final retreat to take care of business.

[Chrystora123]

This news is sad and also puts us on alert for being crypto users. Some think that by handling Bitcoin we are millionaires and it is not true. Not everyone who has Bitcoin is millionaires. We are just a community that is growing the ecosystem.
It is true that we must be careful with who we share our interests in Bitcoin and crypto. Anonymity may be the best option.

if we want Bitcoin to be increasingly known, being anonymous is very difficult!!  especially if you are an influencer..  during a crisis like this, people become greedy and emotional because of high unemployment, crime rates like robbery are sure to increase and will increase especially in poor countries.  being humble, not too flashy and hiding the truth (how much Bitcoin you have) is the best option..

[TrevorS]

This can happen in almost any country. I heard stories of masked people at gunpoint causing one trader to give them a large amount in bitcoins, as well as stories of torture in order to gain access to cryptocurrency.
If you are an ordinary person, do not pretend that you have a cryptocurrency. If this has already happened, create a fake backup of the keys to the wallets on which you will store an extremely small amount for robbers.

[kezinaur14]

Sad to hear that people are still robbing people at gunpoint these days, this is such a rare occurrence in my country that I'm not even sure it happens at all.

I guess not everybody is so lucky.

Glad to see that these apps make it practically impossible for muggers to get away with the money though, if it was cash in his wallet or a credit card they would have been home free by now, but the security of these wallets kept them at bay. All that money is probably completely lost now though, since nobody will be able to login to the wallet to recovery his funds.

You'd be surprised. Ever visited Brasil or other latin american countries? If you talk to locals you'll realize how widespread such practices still are...