11 Most Expensive Ransoms Ever Paid

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3.Walter Kwok, 1997

Nominal value of the ransom: $77 million

Value in 2015 USD: 114.5 million

In the 1990s, Hong Kong was in terror over one Cheung Tze-keung, AKA Big Spender. The charming criminal executed several high profile heists, including robbing an armored van and a raid on Kai Tak Airport. In 1997, he conducted his second most profitable kidnapping, by snatching Walter Kwok, one of the wealthiest Hong Kong tycoons. Big Spender collected $77 million in ransom, a staggering sum but not on par with his previous job.

Most Expensive Ransoms Ever Paid - Walter Kwok

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