Nigerian Scammer Posing as Trump Ally Steve Witkoff Stole 250K in Crypto From One Political Donor
Main Idea
A Nigerian scammer impersonating Steve Witkoff, a Trump ally, stole $250,000 in cryptocurrency from a political donor, with the FBI recovering $40,300 USDT.ETH.
Key Points
1. A scammer posing as Steve Witkoff stole $250,000 in crypto from a Trump political donor.
2. The scammer used an email resembling Witkoff's legitimate Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee email to deceive the victim.
3. The FBI recovered and froze 40,300 USDT.ETH, half of which was found in a Binance account under the name Ehiremen Aigbokhan.
4. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro warned donors to verify recipients due to the difficulty of recovering funds on the blockchain.
5. The remaining $210,000 in crypto sent to the scammer has not yet been recovered.
Description
A Nigeria-based scammer posing as Steve Witkoff, a long-time ally of U.S. President Donald Trump and co-chair of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, stole approximately $250,000 in crypto from a would-be political donor, according to a recent press announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. According to court documents, the scammer created a spoofed email address that closely resembled Witkoff’s legitimate Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee email address, and was ab...
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