<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The FBI is investigating a $250,000 crypto scam that targeted a Trump donor, where the attacker posed as Steve Witkoff and stole USDT via a spoofed email.</li><li>While $40.3K has been recovered, the remaining funds, over $210K, are suspected to have been passed through multiple on-chain mixers, making tracing difficult.</li><li>US authorities have filed an extradition request for the Nigerian resident responsible for the scam, who is allegedly involved in various similar cases of stealing digital assets using fake identities.</li><li>The incident highlights the importance of cybersecurity vigilance as technical systems can be secured but human vulnerabilities, like falling for social engineering scams, pose a persistent risk.</li></ul>

FBI Probes $250K Crypto Scam Targeting Trump Donor

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