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Massachusetts victim targeted in online scam
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BOSTON – The United States Attorney’s Office filed a civil lawsuit to recover 73,586 USDT (Tether), the cryptocurrency allegedly obtained from the Internet of fraud . Tether is a unit of cryptocurrency that has the same value as the US dollar.
In January 2022, federal agents began investigating an investment fraud scheme that targeted a Massachusetts victim. The victim was contacted in October 2021 via LinkedIn. After further communication in Chinese through another application, the victim was tricked into making what he believed to be a real cryptocurrency investment. The victim was tempted to download an application that looked like a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange but was tricked, and then deposited money through that fraudulent site.
After the victim reported the crime, federal agents traced a portion of the victim’s deposit to another cryptocurrency wallet, resulting in the seizure of 73,586 USDT. It is a violation of federal law to use wireless communications as part of a scheme to defraud or obtain money or property by deception. lie or deceive. It is a traditional civil action that allows third parties to assert claims to property, which must be settled before the property can be destroyed in the United States and return to victims.
United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins and Andrew Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the US Secret Service, Boston Field Office, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexandra W. Amrhein of Rollins’ Asset Recovery Unit is prosecuting the government’s lawsuit.
The information contained in the government’s complaint is limited to allegations. The United States Attorney’s Office has not filed a similar criminal complaint in the case.
