Today 3 men posing as police forced a French couple to send €900,000 in Bitcoin - Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt - Versailles, France a 59 year old woman opens the door - three men are outside - they say they are police seconds later they force their way inside - faces covered - wearing gloves they rush upstairs her husband - 58 years old - is inside the house one attacker pulls out a kitchen knife the threat is clear send the Bitcoin or she gets stabbed there is also a fourth accomplice watching everything through a video call he gives instructions the victim is forced to open his wallet and transfer €900,000 in Bitcoin, almost $1 million once the transaction confirms the attackers prepare to leave before escaping - they tie the man to a sofa with a USB cable - the woman is left with a small shoulder wound outside a white van is waiting the men disappear within minutes after they leave the couple manages to free themselves neighbors call the police the woman is taken to hospital the injury is minor the Bitcoin is gone another case of a growing trend criminals don’t hack crypto anymore they come to your house