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FBI Targets Lagos Fraudster in ₦460M Crypto Scam Tied to Trump Inauguration.
The FBI has filed a legal complaint to seize assets from Lagos-based Ehiremen Aigbokhan, accused of stealing over ₦460 million ($250,000) in cryptocurrency meant for Donald Trump’s 2025 presidential inauguration.
U.S. court documents reveal that Aigbokhan and his accomplices used a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme to impersonate members of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. By mimicking the email address of Steve Witkoff, a real estate executive and event co-chair, they tricked a donor into transferring 250,300 USDT.ETH on December 26, 2024.
The funds, valued at over ₦400 million at the time, were quickly moved across multiple digital wallets, with 215,000 USDT.ETH dispersed within days. The FBI, in collaboration with crypto company Tether, froze the accounts on December 31.
Aigbokhan was traced to Lagos and is also under investigation for broader crypto fraud and money laundering schemes.
The FBI has filed a legal complaint to seize assets from Lagos-based Ehiremen Aigbokhan, accused of stealing over ₦460 million ($250,000) in cryptocurrency meant for Donald Trump’s 2025 presidential inauguration.
U.S. court documents reveal that Aigbokhan and his accomplices used a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme to impersonate members of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. By mimicking the email address of Steve Witkoff, a real estate executive and event co-chair, they tricked a donor into transferring 250,300 USDT.ETH on December 26, 2024.
The funds, valued at over ₦400 million at the time, were quickly moved across multiple digital wallets, with 215,000 USDT.ETH dispersed within days. The FBI, in collaboration with crypto company Tether, froze the accounts on December 31.
Aigbokhan was traced to Lagos and is also under investigation for broader crypto fraud and money laundering schemes.
FBI Targets Lagos Fraudster in ₦460M Crypto Scam Tied to Trump Inauguration.
The FBI has filed a legal complaint to seize assets from Lagos-based Ehiremen Aigbokhan, accused of stealing over ₦460 million ($250,000) in cryptocurrency meant for Donald Trump’s 2025 presidential inauguration.
U.S. court documents reveal that Aigbokhan and his accomplices used a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme to impersonate members of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. By mimicking the email address of Steve Witkoff, a real estate executive and event co-chair, they tricked a donor into transferring 250,300 USDT.ETH on December 26, 2024.
The funds, valued at over ₦400 million at the time, were quickly moved across multiple digital wallets, with 215,000 USDT.ETH dispersed within days. The FBI, in collaboration with crypto company Tether, froze the accounts on December 31.
Aigbokhan was traced to Lagos and is also under investigation for broader crypto fraud and money laundering schemes.
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