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US Government Goes After Fake Coinbase Scammer for Stealing $11M USDT By CoinQuora

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US Government Goes After Fake Coinbase Scammer for Stealing $11M USDT
  • California resident loses $11 million after sharing Coinbase (NASDAQ:) account to a scammer
  • US officials file a complaint in the United States District Court (California)
  • They identified four wallets holding more than 9.8 million USDT to be involved in fraud

Someone impersonating a Coinbase employee scammed more than 200 BTC from a California resident. The US District Court for Central District of California filed a civil suit in response. According to the complaint, they discovered four wallets containing almost $10,000,000 USDT. This was allegedly involved in money laundering and fraud.

Court documents show that the fraudster approached the victim after he purchased 200 BTC from the Coinbase Pro account. According to court documents, the scammer claimed that the victim’s account had been frozen and required a transaction limit rise in order to finish the process.

The victim eventually gave the access key to the funds. Within the next few hours,…

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