Family Members of Missing Rancho Cucamonga Man Believe He Was Kidnapped | News Channel 3-12
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, JUL 15 – Authorities investigate disappearance of crypto investor Naiping Hou amid over $1 million in fraudulent transactions and identity theft, with family offering a $250,000 reward for information.
- On March 18, 2025, investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department classified Naiping Hou’s disappearance as a kidnapping at his Rancho Cucamonga home.
- Following the disappearance, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department investigators confirmed phone impersonation and extensive fraud, revealing over $1 million drained into cash, gold and cryptocurrency.
- During a welfare check on May 4, 2025, authorities discovered Hou’s freshly painted and completely emptied home, stripped of all personal belongings.
- A tip website now offers a $250,000 reward, and authorities urged anyone to contact Detective Vanayes Quezada at 890-4848.
- Following other crypto-related abductions in Florida, Las Vegas, Chicago, Connecticut and Europe, and loved ones suspect Hou’s disappearance is tied to the family’s crypto fortune.
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By Nicole Comstock, Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story Rancho Cucamonga (KCAL, KCBS) — As authorities continue searching for the 74-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man missing since May, family members now believe that he was likely kidnapped by someone. “He’s kind of a guide to my life, for a very long time,” said Wen Hou. “I just want my dad back.” His father, Nai Ping Hou was reported missing by family on May 4, but they say thin…
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