The trial of the Eastern District of Tennessee decided to recover a cryptocurrency for $ 125,000 from three Nigerians who are accused of stole these assets from a resident of the state Matthew Mcnulti.

Digital assets were seized from three accounts on the largest crypto -story Binance Citizens, created by Nigeria citizens Martins Eromele Ire, Moshesi Olumide Sokale and Olavumi Stephena Advale (Olawumi Stephen Adewale). According to court documents, in February 2021, a resident of Cleveland Matthew McNalti asked in Anyswap telegram channel to help eliminate a certain mistake that arose with him during the trade in cryptocurrencies.

A man who pretends to be a community manager contacted a man and offered help. The unknown asked McNalti to enter his data for the entrance to the cryptocurrency wallet on the website, which was registered in Nigeria. After Macnalti introduced his accounting data, the platform generated a QR code. Then the swindler asked the user to send him a screenshot of this QR code. Having completed the instructions, the trader lost his crypto assets.

The agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Jordan Foreman found out that the scammers tried to wash the stolen funds. They converted them into various cryptocurrencies and ultimately transferred them to their accounts in Binance. Forman said that he managed to track the stolen means using “open source methods.” Considering that the charges from American law enforcement officers were not challenged, Judge Travis McDonough made a decision in the order of simplified proceedings against suspects, allowing confiscation of cryptoactives.

Binance was popular among Nigerian traders, until the platform had problems with the country’s authorities. Last year, the Nigeria authorities arrested two Binance top managers, who received freedom only a few months later. In February, the Federal Tax Service of Nigeria (Firs) accused Binance of non -payment of taxes for 2022 and 2023. According to the department, the tax debt of the exchange is $ 2 billion.