US Justice Department Returns Stolen Bitcoin to Victim of Government Imposter Scam – Regulation Bitcoin News - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
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.n DOJ Returns Bitcoin Stolen From Elderly Victim The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) anounced Tuesday “the successful forfeiture and return of stolen cryptocurrency to [an] elderly man victimized by government imposter scam.” The DOJ explained that in August last year, fraudsters contacted the victim by phone claiming to be with the Office of the Inspector General, adding: 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 victims assets would be frozen. “One of the imposters, who identified himself as agent James Hoffman, told the victim that he was required to deposit funds into a secure government account until the government verified that the victim was not involved in criminal activity,” said the Justice Department. The scammers further demanded all of the victims personal identifying information and details regarding his financial accounts, the DOJ noted. They proceeded to