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.
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.
Then, the trio grabbed the victim's bag, full of $20,000 in cash, and fled the hotel.
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Police on Friday released surveillance images of the three men, all believed to be between the ages of 18 and 22.
