Impersonating US President to steal more than 250,000 USD in cryptocurrency

HẠO THIÊN (THEO CNBC) |

The impersonators of the US President and the JD Vance Vice Presidents Commission have stolen more than $250,000 in cryptocurrency from sponsors.

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Scammers impersonated the US President to steal more than $250,000 in cryptocurrency. Graphics: Hoa Thien

According to a new civil complaint filed in the Washington Court, the scammers created an email address that was similar to the official domain name of the commission. They used the link @t47lnaugural.com instead of @t47inaugural.com to deceive the victim into depositing money.

The incident occurred in December 2024, when the fake emails were believed to have been sent from Mr. Steve Witkoff - co-chair of the Trump-Vance inaugural Committee. One victim transferred 250,300 USDT (e-commerce) to a fraudulent address, equivalent to about 250,300 USD.

The US government is requiring a permanent seizure of nearly 40,400 USDT to punish crimes and at the same time create a basis for compensation for victims. According to the records, about half of the money was recovered from a Binance account under the name Ehiremen Aigbokhan located in Nigeria.

Within 24 hours of the transaction's completion, about 215,000 USDT was transferred to many other cryptocurrency wallets. Binance has cooperated with authorities, provided information and proactively frozen related accounts.

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