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Nigerian Scammer Posing As Trump Ally Steve Witkoff Stole 250k in Crypto from One Political Donor

The FBI Was Able to Recover 40,300 USDT.eth, WHICH IT IS NOW SEEKING TO RETURN TO THE VITIM.”, – WRITE: www.coindesk.com

The FBI Was Able to Recover 40,300 USDT.eth, WHICH IT IS NOW SEEKING TO RETURN TO THE VITIM. Jul 7, 2025, 7:07 PM

A nigeria-Based Scammer Posing As Steve Witkoff, A Long-Time Ally of US President Donald Trump and Co-Chair of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committe, Stole Approximatly in Political Donor, accounting to a recentage AnnounCement from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

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ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, The SCAMMMER CREATED A SPOOFED EMAIL ADDRESS THAT CLOSLY REESELYD WITKOFF’S Depositing $ 250,000 WORTH OF USDT.th Into The Scammer’s Wallet. Thought The Scammer Then Took Steps to Launder Their Ill-Gotten Gains, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Was ABLE TO RECOVER AND FREEze 40.300 Name of Ehiremen AigBokhan, A Lagos-Based Fraudster or “Yahoo Boy.”

The US Attorney’s Office Has Moved to Return The Recovered Funds to the Victim. Over $ 210,000 in Crypto Sent to the Scammer Has Not Yet Been Recovered.

“All donors should doubble and triple check that are sending cryptocurrency to their intended recipient,” US attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro Said in A Statement. “IT Can Be Extremely Difficult for Law [enforcement] to recoup lost funs due to the extramely complex Nature of the Blockchain. Neverthaless, My Office and Our Law Enforcement Partners Stand Ready to Go Toe-to-Too with Criminals and Make Victims Whole. ”

Accorming to Multiple Local Media Outletts, USA Officials Are Sectioning A Formal Arrest Warrant for AigBokhan.

Witkoff and His Son Zach Have Close Ties to the Trump Family’s Main Crypto Project, World Liberty Financial.

Binance and Tether Both Coopeted with The Government’s Investigation, The Doj Said.

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On the News Team at Coindesk, Cheyenne Focuses on Crypto Regulation and Crime. Cheyenne is Originally from Houston, Texas. She Studied Political Science at Tulane University in Louisiana. In December 2021, She Graduated from Cuny’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS REPORTING. She have no signifyant crypto holdings.

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