A scammer who raised $500 million through a fraudulent crypto app before fleeing with his investors’ money was murdered and dismembered along with his wife when furious kidnappers discovered his crypto wallet empty, authorities say.

Russian nationals Roman Novak and his wife Anna were last seen alive Oct. 2 after being lured to a mountain resort outside Dubai by criminals posing as potential investors, the Russian outlet Komsomolskaya Pravda reported last week.

The couple — who frequently flaunted their luxurious lifestyle in Dubai with online photos of themselves enjoying fast cars and private jets — were being “extorted” for their cryptocurrency stash, the newspaper said, citing UAE law enforcement.

The pair apparently won no friends as they also frequently posted pictures of a pos

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