Wu Shuo learned that the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office in the United States announced the filing of a civil forfeiture lawsuit seeking to seize approximately 3.44 million USDT, claiming that the funds are related to an online cryptocurrency investment scam and money laundering scheme. The investigation states that suspects contacted victims through mistaken SMS or encrypted communication tools such as WhatsApp and Telegram, built trust, and then induced them to participate in so-called "physical gold-backed" ETH investment opportunities. Victims were asked to purchase ETH and transfer it to designated intermediary wallets, after which the funds were exchanged for USDT and transferred to uncustodied wallets. The U.S. government recovered the related funds in February and March 2025.

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