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A U.S. Department of Justice document indicates that MoonPay executives may have transferred $250,000 to Nigerian fraudsters.

A U.S. Department of Justice document indicates that MoonPay executives may have transferred $250,000 to Nigerian fraudsters.

2025-07-13 06:58

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ChainThink reports: According to NOTUS' initial report, a document submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice aimed at recovering cryptocurrency obtained through fraud may have inadvertently revealed that the victims of the scam were the CEO and CFO of the crypto payment company MoonPay. The victims were only referred to as "Ivan" and "Mouna" in the document. However, as noted by NOTUS, the CEO of the crypto payment company MoonPay is Ivan Soto-Wright, and the CFO is Mouna Ammari Siala. Furthermore, Etherscan lists the wallet involved in this $250,300 transaction as a MoonPay wallet. The document aims to seize approximately $40,350 USDT frozen by Tether, revealing that the two victims sent $250,300 USDT to an individual who impersonated Steve Witkoff, co-chairman of the Trump Presidential Inauguration Committee.

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A U.S. Department of Justice document indicates that MoonPay executives may have transferred $250,000 to Nigerian fraudsters. - Latest Crypto Flash Update - ChainThink