Nigerian Scammer Impersonates Trump Inaugural Committee Chair to Defraud Donor

According to BlockBeats, a Nigerian scammer impersonated Steve Witkoff, co-chair of the Trump Inaugural Committee, to defraud a donor of 250,000 USDT. The U.S. Department of Justice reported that the scammer used an email address with only slight character differences to deceive the victim. The FBI managed to trace approximately $40,000 through blockchain technology, with Tether assisting in freezing the related funds.