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A man was assaulted and narrowly avoided losing $32,000 during a face-to-face money exchange transaction. The victim, who recounted the brazen attack in an Instagram video, was left with a swollen face by three men outside Hougang Green Shopping Mall on Augu'Wanted to take the risk for profit': Man attacked and nearly robbed of $30k during transaction in Hougang
A man was assaulted and narrowly avoided losing $32,000 during a face-to-face money exchange transaction. The victim, who recounted the brazen attack in an Instagram video, was left with a swollen face by three men outside Hougang Green Shopping Mall on August 29. «I managed to get away and went home, he said. »But luckily they did not chase me afterwards.« The man, who wanted to buy United States dollars and invest in cryptocurrency, had arranged the transaction with the alleged seller via the messaging platform Telegram. They agreed to do a face-to-face cash transaction at the mall. »My instinct was telling me that it's a robbery, but I still decided to go with it,« he said. »I just wanted to take the risk for profit." After withdrawing $32,000 from a nearby ATM machine, the man first met the seller at a multi-storey car park near Hougang Green Shopping Mall. But he insisted on conducting the transaction at the initial agreed-upon location, after becoming concerned about his safety. The man recounted being confronted by two other men outside the mall, who then punched him in the face. Read more