MoonPay executives Ivan Soto-Wright and Mouna Ammari Siala fell victim to a cryptocurrency scam, losing $250,000 worth of Ethereum they believed was a donation to Donald Trump’s inauguration. They received a fraudulent email from someone impersonating Steve Witkoff, which led them to make the donation to a specified crypto wallet. The scammer, linked to Nigeria, attempted to launder the funds by moving them to multiple addresses. The DOJ complaint outlines the emails and identifies the victims through their first names, corroborating their identities through various details.
A pair of MoonPay executives lost $250,000 worth of Ethereum in a scam they believed was a donation to Donald Trump's inauguration. The victims received a fake email from someone pretending to be a Trump official, requesting the donation to a crypto wallet.
The DOJ complaint includes details of the transaction between the victims and the alleged scammer. Screenshots of emails that identify the victims align with MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright and CFO Mouna Ammari Siala.
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