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Massachusetts prosecutors seek forfeiture of 110,270 USDT stolen in Coinbase impersonation scam

  • —Forfeiture suit over 110,270 USDT filed in the US District Court for Massachusetts
  • —Scammers obtained the victim's login and password while posing as Coinbase support
  • —Part of the assets was traced to a Binance address and seized in August
  • —The seized stablecoins were worth about $47,000 at the time of filing
Why it matters: The case shows US authorities are actively seizing stolen crypto assets and returning them to victims, ramping up pressure on phishing schemes.
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Source: CoinSpot
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