Street criminals are getting tech-savvy. A man was robbed at gunpoint on May 27th in New York City, but the robber wasn’t looking for regular money. Instead, he ended up taking $1,100 worth of Bitcoin.

The robbery happened in broad daylight, at 11.30 am, in Crown Heights (Brooklyn), CNBC.com reports. The victim, a 28-year-old man, had received a reply to his Craigslist.com ad offering BTC for sale and was waiting for the buyer in a street corner.

However, the purported buyer was more inclined to take the BTC without paying for it. Once both men met, the suspect led the victim to a car so they could complete the transaction. However, there was a second man sitting in the backseat of the car who was cooperating with the robber.

The second man immediately pulled a gun and ordered the victim to electronically transfer the BTC to the criminals. The thieves then took the victim’s cellphone and drove off. At this point, the 28-year-old man called the authorities.

A police spokeswoman said the case “is still under investigation,” despite the difficulties related to the fact that this is an unsual type of crime and that there’s no video surveillance of the theft.