In Mexico City, a fraudster dressed as Santa Claus stole 5,000 USDT. He received these funds on his crypto wallet, for which he was supposed to buy 5 gifts for a large family. The head of the family contacted the agency that organizes children's parties online and discussed the details of their festive event. Santa was supposed to show up at 1 a.m. on January 1, 2025, at their address with a bag of gifts. The excited children were eagerly awaiting them. But this did not happen.
The police are currently conducting searches at the workplace of the children's party agency and establishing the details of the incident.
The director of the agency is cooperating with the investigation and does not understand how this could have happened. It was a shock for all the employees.
According to them, the man who was supposed to appear as Santa Claus at the party was actively engaged in trading. It is quite possible that he lost all his funds on the Binance exchange and after that stopped showing up at work.
Today, cryptocurrencies are becoming more and more popular and payments with their help are becoming more popular. However, the risks of falling for a fraudster are also increasing. After all, it is quite difficult to track down cryptocurrency in the shortest possible time. And even more so to return it.