Nigerian scammer arising as Trump Ally Steve Witkoff stole 250k in crypto from a political donor
A Nigeria-based scammer coming from Steve Witkoff, a long-term US president Donald Trump and co-chair of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, stole approximately $ 250,000 in crypto from a political donor, according to a recent statement statement from the Analyt US office Columbia.
According to court documents, the scammer created a spoofed email address that closely resembled the legitimate address of the Witkoff’s inaugural committee, and was able to deceive at least one donor in depositing $ 250,000 worth of USDT.eth in the scammer purse. Although the scammer then took steps to launder their acquired ones, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recovered and freeze 40,300 USDT.eth, half of it was found on a Binance account in the name of Ehiremen Aigbokhan, a fraud based on Lagos or “Yahoo Boy.”
The US attorney’s office has moved to return the recovery fund to the victim. More than $ 210,000 in the crypto sent to the scammer has not been recovered.
“All donors should double and triple check that they send cryptocurrency to their intended recipient,” US lawyer Jeanine Ferris Pirro said in a statement. “This can be difficult for the law (enforcement) to recover lost funds due to the excessively complex nature of the blockchain. However, my office and our law enforcement partners are ready to go to the toe with criminals and make the victims intact.”
According to Multiple Local Media outletsUS officials are looking for a formal warrant for Aigbokhan.
Witkoff and his daughter Zach have a close relationship with Trump family’s main crypto project, World Liberty Financial.
Binance and Tether co -worked both in the government’s investigation, the DOJ said.
