MoonPay executives may have sent $250,000 to Nigerian scammer, DoJ filing suggests
Security
• July 12, 2025, 5:35PM EDT
Quick Take
A Department of Justice filing revealed that two individuals sent over $250,000 to a wallet address associated with a Nigerian scammer, thinking they were donating to President Trump’s inaugural committee.
The victims were identified by the filing as “Ivan” and “Mouna”; crypto payment firm Moonpay’s CEO is Ivan Soto-Wright and its CFO is Mouna Ammari Siala.
A wallet involved in the scam transaction was previously identified as belonging to Soto-Wri...
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