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Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of crypto, feds say
- Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., announced on Wednesday that fraudsters impersonated Donald Trump and the inaugural committee linked to Vice President JD Vance to steal more than $250,000 in cryptocurrency.
- The scammers used deceptive emails ending in '@t47lnaugural.com' with a lowercase 'l' instead of 'i' to trick victims into sending USDT to fraudulent addresses.
- Victims believed they were donating to the legitimate committee after receiving emails claiming to be from Steve Witkoff, the committee's co-chair, sent in December.
- About 215,000 USDT was quickly transferred to multiple crypto addresses, with roughly half recovered from a Binance account linked to Nigeria-based Ehiremen Aigbokhan, while Binance complied with freeze requests.
- The government aims to confiscate approximately 40,400 USDT to penalize the offenders and retrieve funds to compensate the victims, underscoring the difficulties in recovering assets due to blockchain's complexity.
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FBI Hunts Lagos Fraudster Who Sent Fake Trump Inauguration Emails To Steal $250,000 In Crypto
July 05, (THEWILL) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize property belonging to Ehiremen Aigbokhan, a Lagos-based fraudster accused of stealing over N460 million ($250,300) in cryptocurrency donations meant for U.S. President, Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration. Aigbokhan and his accomplices allegedly used a Business Email Compromise (BEC) […] The post FBI Hunts Lagos Fraudster Who Sent Fake Tru…
Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of crypto, feds say - Los Angeles Weekly Times
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images 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 ci…
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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