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A robbery took place in a taxi in Pretoria, South Africa. The driver picked up the client near the government quarter and drove him to his destination.
What is noteworthy is that the taxi was official with a phone number on the car, a saber on the roof and other identification marks.
According to the victim, he talked to the client on the phone the entire way and discussed their future deal to exchange cryptocurrency. The victim mentioned in the conversation that he was ready to exchange 20 thousand XRP for the local currency rand. It was this information that made the taxi driver commit the crime. After all, at the current rate, 20 thousand XRP is equivalent to almost 50 thousand US dollars. This amount is simply exorbitant for an ordinary driver in South Africa.
The taxi stopped halfway and the driver, threatening with a gun, demanded that the XRP be transferred to his crypto wallet. Moreover, as it turned out later, the wallet address was not on a well-known exchange, such as Binance, but in cold storage. This means that it is not possible to block funds in the event of a client's complaint. The taxi driver was not a newcomer to the crypto business and knew perfectly well how to cover his tracks.
The question remains how he got a job at an official taxi service, where, most likely, his official data is.
The police contacted the taxi service to obtain the information they were interested in. According to other drivers familiar with the suspect, he was desperate and got a job as a taxi driver out of desperation, since he had lost all his money trading cryptocurrency. Apparently, he could not resist the temptation when he heard that his client was carrying 20,000 XRP with him.
