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FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by Infoguy666(op): 1:16am On Jul 05, 2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has filed a legal complaint seeking to confiscate assets belonging to Lagos-based fraudster Ehiremen Aigbokhan, accused of masterminding a cryptocurrency scam that diverted over ₦460 million ($250,000) intended for Donald Trump’s 2025 presidential inauguration, News360 Nigeria reports.

According to court documents from the United States, Aigbokhan and his syndicate used a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme to impersonate officials from the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.

The group reportedly created fake email addresses that closely mimicked those of Steve Witkoff, a real estate magnate and co-chair of the event, to mislead an unsuspecting donor.

The scam was carried out on December 26, 2024, when the fraudsters successfully tricked the donor into transferring 250,300 USDT.ETH, a form of cryptocurrency, valued at over ₦400 million at the time.

The funds were immediately dispersed across multiple digital wallets, with about 215,000 USDT.ETH moved within a few days.

Prompt action by the FBI and cryptocurrency company Tether led to the detection of the fraudulent transaction, with the affected accounts frozen by December 31.

Further investigation traced Aigbokhan’s operations to Lagos, Nigeria, prompting intensified efforts by U.S. authorities to clamp down on the syndicate.

Aigbokhan is also being sought in connection with other cryptocurrency-related fraud and money laundering activities.

https://news360ng.com/fbi-traces-250000-trump-inauguration-scam-to-lagos-fraudster/

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by Edoreborn: 3:33am On Jul 05, 2025

Na wa ooo..that money large oo..460m in d tunbulu era??

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by Gadaffi9ja(m): 4:27am On Jul 05, 2025

Make Dem go rest abeg, our own don collect him share 🤣, make himself do small give away 🤣.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by tunwumi: 4:27am On Jul 05, 2025

One of Lagos developer in action. This one has developed stains on Lagos

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by AJSfan: 4:29am On Jul 05, 2025

Karlovych:
Yari-banzah and fraud are a match made in heaven,

I see him running for governor of Lagos state like the Iragbiji drug dealer,

This I have seen!

Travel, leave your enclave you say no... else you would have known that the name in question is an Edo name.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by fixedhollies(m): 4:29am On Jul 05, 2025

Imagine that kind free money in the hands of a lazy man… na cars and house him go Dey buy. I hope the money was properly managed so it can be recovered.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by Henix(m): 4:31am On Jul 05, 2025

One of our supposed 9ja big ballers. Most of them now use real estate to clean the money. If you see them parading themselves as real estate moguls, a novice will think that the money was made from there

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by jrobbins: 4:31am On Jul 05, 2025

Crypto is now regulated and can be tracked too. good one

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by AJSfan: 4:32am On Jul 05, 2025

Why Trump team dey send USDT instead of normal dollar transfer? Is it illegal transfer or money laundering? And why is it so easy to steal from them? If that dude didn't transfer the money to his account that has a KYC, na so the money for enter voicemail

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by ruggedtimi(m): 4:38am On Jul 05, 2025*

Wire fraud.. go send so many nigerians to jail especially guys in Lekki. The money dey sweet until FBI comes knocking.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by ruggedtimi(m): 4:40am On Jul 05, 2025*

AJSfan:
Why Trump team dey send USDT instead of normal dollar transfer? Is it illegal transfer or money laundering? And why is it so easy to steal from them? If that dude didn't transfer the money to his account that has a KYC, na so the money for enter voicemail

they will definitely send the money to an exchange that does KYC. Meanwhile, the scammers tried to cover their tracks by moving the crypto through a bunch of different wallets, starting with Web3 wallets i believe.
But Tether teamed up with the FBI and managed to track the flow, all the way to the final wallet..So crypto isnt anonymous anymore.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by cr7lomo: 4:41am On Jul 05, 2025

This one see say Trump de involved and e no respect imsef. Their are some meat that should be avoided at all cost a wise man...

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by ruggedtimi(m): 4:49am On Jul 05, 2025

AJSfan:
Why Trump team dey send USDT instead of normal dollar transfer? Is it illegal transfer or money laundering? And why is it so easy to steal from them? If that dude didn't transfer the money to his account that has a KYC, na so the money for enter voicemail

Is highly possible the scammers tricked them into sending USDT.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by koladata(m): 5:01am On Jul 05, 2025

People get mind sha, you go dey scam US presidential candidate

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by danvon(m): 5:23am On Jul 05, 2025

Anything crypto is always scam related.

The victim is definitely a scammer too.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by gasparpisciotta: 5:28am On Jul 05, 2025

All Lekki ballers wey dey spend 10mil per night for club should all be rounded up, dem hands no clean

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by Toktee(m): 5:46am On Jul 05, 2025

Infoguy666:
https://news360ng.com/fbi-traces-250000-trump-inauguration-scam-to-lagos-fraudster/

Sadly, Nigeria government will hand him over to them as usual..
.but if this happens to am American citizen in the US the government will protect their own.

They have refused to acknowledge or even released Tinubu forgery evidence unto this day.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by anonimi: 5:51am On Jul 05, 2025

Infoguy666:
https://news360ng.com/fbi-traces-250000-trump-inauguration-scam-to-lagos-fraudster/

Truly true that Eko gba ole ó sì tún gbà ọlẹ.

In which of these two categories of thieves and lazy people do scammers and drug lords belong huh

swaggerjack:
Reno Omokri: I Challenge Tinubu To Prove If He Was Not A Drug Lord In Chicago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA7PoGtSvKo&feature=youtu.be

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by cybersoldiers: 6:43am On Jul 05, 2025

Lagos with fraud, drugs.... Just like that Yoruba guy caught by Ukraine fighting for Russia because of peddling drugs in Russia.

Shameless people.

You see the rest of them on nairaland making noise beating their flat chests on how they'll deal with P. O.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by gerrardomendes(m): 6:45am On Jul 05, 2025

AJSfan:
Travel, leave your enclave you say no... else you would have known that the name in question is an Edo name.

He stays in Lagos. People like this later become governors, senators, monarchs in Lagos. Hushpuppi can't wait to be released.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by Personperson01: 7:04am On Jul 05, 2025

fixedhollies:
Imagine that kind free money in the hands of a lazy man… na cars and house him go Dey buy. I hope the money was properly managed so it can be recovered.

You mean free money flying around in nigeria no one can spend? actually the new naira note all are fraud money with clear evidence even here on nairaland of it being fraud money and can be tracked... i dont know why Track is thrown around so easily like... duh

Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by Abid2020(m): 7:15am On Jul 05, 2025

Infoguy666:
https://news360ng.com/fbi-traces-250000-trump-inauguration-scam-to-lagos-fraudster/

This is why you should never trust any forex trader in Nigeria, especially those who claim to be billionaires most of them are scammers. They use forex trading to cover up their fraudulent activities. After scamming people, they run ads on social media, claiming to teach others how to trade forex.
When you join them, hoping to become a billionaire like they present themselves to be, you end up losing everything. The loss is usually too much to bear.
A friend told me he joined two reputable forex traders in Nigeria, hoping to become a billionaire like them. After paying for training and investing his money, he said he kept losing most of the time. His dream was to become a billionaire, live a flashy lifestyle, buy a Lamborghini, and build a house from scratch in Ikoyi but today, he's closer to being a thousandnaire than a billionaire.
Forex nearly ruined his life.

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by Sammy5413(m): 7:30am On Jul 05, 2025

Igbos and other tribes still dey learn work via fraud/scam for where Yorubas dey!

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by ledaman: 7:30am On Jul 05, 2025

Arobaga:
Lagos based fraudster

The only Lagos based fraudster we know is the urban bandit that’s deals on drugs

His location dey burdilon

I hope you can defend what you posted if caught .
You better be careful

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by fasho01(m): 7:34am On Jul 05, 2025

Fraud never pays. I tell people except you create your own Internet, currency and gadgets, there's no fraud committed that is not traceable. Fraud no matter the motive isn't good. Let's stop demarketing our country and stereotyping the hard working people with the activities of the ever growing get rich quick gangs

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Re: FBI Tracks $250,000 Trump Inauguration Scam To Lagos-Based Fraudster by Tunde835(m): 7:44am On Jul 05, 2025

ruggedtimi:
Wire fraud.. go send so many nigerians to jail especially guys in Lekki. The money dey sweet until FBI comes knocking.

So how else do you think they're supposed to make money?

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