原文：Fake Crypto Influencer Gets 15 Months for $1.4M Telegram Staking Fraud
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In brief A New York man, Noman Saleem, 39, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for a wire-fraud scheme that impersonated well-known crypto influencers.
Posing as the influencers on Telegram, he lured victims into a bogus crypto staking opportunity with "guaranteed returns," then disappeared with their money.
Saleem took in at least $1.4 million;检察官表示，政府以加密货币和现金方式收回了大部分资金。
一名纽约男子冒充知名加密货币影响者诈骗投资者，即将入狱。
Noman Saleem, 39, of Queens and Levittown, was sentenced to 15 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a wire-fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland said Tuesday.美国地区法官黛博拉·K·查萨诺 (Deborah K. Chasanow) 宣布了这一判决。
一名纽约男子因模仿流行的加密货币影响者实施电信诈骗而被判入联邦监狱。 U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Noman Saleem, 39, of Queens and Levittown, to 15 months in prison, in connection with the scam.… pic.twitter.com/CZlwKdGSuq — US Attorney Maryland (@USAO_MD) June 23, 2026
Starting in December 2020, Saleem impersonated popular online crypto influencers to win victims' trust, prosecutors said, persuading them to send crypto to wallets he controlled.一旦他拿到了资金，他就断绝了联系并消失了。
Saleem 设立了 Telegram 来处理复制两位知名影响者的行为，吸引了数千名追随者加入公共频道。 He then charged roughly $500 to $600 in crypto for access to a "VIP" channel, where members could message him directly, believing they were talking to the real influencer.
在那里，他宣传了 30 到 90 天的质押奖励，告诉投资者投入越多，赚取的收益就越多。 He never staked anything.加密货币质押通常涉及将代币锁定给他