Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of crypto, feds say
UNITED STATES, JUL 4 – Fraudsters used deceptive email addresses to steal over $250,000 in USDT stablecoin from donors, with nearly 40,400 USDT seized by authorities to deter criminal activity.
- Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint Wednesday in Washington, D.C., alleging scammers stole over $250,000 in cryptocurrency by impersonating the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.
- The scam involved emails sent in December that used deceptive addresses nearly identical to the legitimate committee's, tricking the victim into donating via a false email.
- Shortly after the transfer, approximately 215,000 USDT was quickly distributed across multiple crypto wallets, among which was a Binance account linked to a Nigerian individual named Ehiremen Aigbokhan.
- Washington U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro advised donors to carefully verify the recipient’s details before transferring cryptocurrency, while the government aims to confiscate approximately 40,400 USDT to recover assets linked to criminal activity.
- Binance and Tether complied with freeze requests, recovering roughly half the stolen funds, but the case highlights challenges in recouping lost cryptocurrency linked to complex blockchain transfers.
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Trump Inaugural Impersonators Scammed Donors Out Of Crypto, Feds Say
By Salvador Rodriguez Scammers impersonating the President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance Inaugural Committee fraudulently stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency, according to a new complaint filed by federal prosecutors. The perpetrators used phony email addresses made to look like they belonged to the inaugural committee to ” trick or coerce victims into providing them money,” according to the civil complaint filed …
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Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of crypto, feds say
An email address in Nigeria has been linked to the scam that impersonated Steve Witkoff, co-chair of the inaugural committee for President Donald Trump.
Scammers Impersonate Trump Inaugural Committee to Steal Crypto
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