A viral Facebook post from July 5, 2025, is falsely claiming that the FBI is poised to arrest a Nigerian fraudster, Ehiremen Aigbokhan, for allegedly scamming Donald Trump out of $250,000.
The post asserts, “The FBI has filed a legal complaint to seize property belonging to a Lagos-based fraudster, Ehiremen Aigbokhan, who is accused of stealing over N460 million meant for Donald Trump’s 2025 presidential inauguration.”
This claim comes after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025.
It is known that Trump’s team raised $239 million for his inauguration festivities from wealthy individuals and major US companies.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a US government agency responsible for combating crimes like terrorism, corruption, and human trafficking, primarily within the US.
The same claim was found here and here.
But did a Nigerian man fraudulently take $250,000 from Trump?
Trump not the victim
An internet search into claims that a Nigerian fraudster scammed Donald Trump revealed that the situation is a case of scammers impersonating the Trump-Vance inaugural committee to defraud a donor, not Trump directly.
Credible media reports and a press release from the US attorney’s office indicate that scammers, through a business email compromise (BEC) scheme, duped a donor into sending $250,300 worth of cryptocurrency.
Steve Witkoff, co-chair of the Trump-Vance inaugural committee (JD Vance is now the US Deputy President), was impersonated in this scheme.
Court documents filed on July 2, 2025, in a civil forfeiture complaint state, “One or more perpetrators impersonated the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, fraudulently stole funds from an intended donor, and then laundered the funds.”
The FBI has been actively pursuing Ehiremen Aigbokhan in Lagos, southwestern Nigeria, after the crime was traced to him.
While the FBI has managed to recover some of the stolen funds, over $200,000 remains outstanding.
Therefore, the assertion that Trump himself was scammed is misleading; rather, his name and the committee were used as a front to defraud potential donors.
The same claim was found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
Credit: Africa Check
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