is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. It’s not every day you hear of cryptocurrency executives falling for crypto scams, but here we are. Screenshot: DOJThe alleged scammer asked the victims to deposit their donation of $250,000 in Ethereum to a crypto wallet, which they did. Here is the confirmation,” a December 26th, 2024 email from Mouna stated, alongside a link to the transaction. The DOJ claims the scammer, who was later linked to someone in Nigeria, attempted to launder the funds by sending them to “numerous” other crypto addresses.