'The fraudsters deceived the victim into believing his personal information had been used to facilitate a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme.' crypto cryptocurrency bitcoin $BTC
The U.S. Justice Department has seized bitcoin stolen from an elderly man in a government imposter scam and will be returning the cryptocurrency to him. “The fraudsters deceived the victim into believing his personal information had been used to facilitate a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme,” detailed the DOJ.The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday “the successful forfeiture and return of stolen cryptocurrency to [an] elderly man victimized by government imposter scam.
The fraudsters deceived the victim into believing his personal information had been used to facilitate a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme, and as a result all of the victim’s assets would be frozen. The scammers further demanded all of the victim’s personal identifying information and details regarding his financial accounts, the DOJ noted.
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