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Operator network net-ab1e9a8858

This network groups 2 published counterfeit token contracts on Ethereum that share a deployer, an owner or a gas funding address.

Contracts in this network

TokenChainContract addressDeployed
Tether USD (USDT)Ethereum0x180377C2728e9222401aAaD3d26E7f6F7aA0608E31 January 2026
USDC (USDC)Ethereum0xdEC0FE86E8475F3D0573a02b51DE03f9c045905C31 January 2026

Each address below links two or more contracts in this network. Known service addresses are excluded.

Contract addressLinked contracts
0xCEE82ccabA1DC68e821C9E4D75fDc2d77323A1aa
Deployer
2

Deployment timeline

  1. Tether USD (USDT), Ethereum: 0x180377C2728e9222401aAaD3d26E7f6F7aA0608E
  2. USDC (USDC), Ethereum: 0xdEC0FE86E8475F3D0573a02b51DE03f9c045905C

What to do if you hold this token

  1. Do not pay anyone. No one can unlock, release, convert or withdraw the value of a counterfeit token, because it has none. Anyone who asks you for a fee, tax, gas deposit or verification payment to do so is attempting a further fraud.
  2. Do not interact with the token. Do not try to sell, swap or send it, and do not connect your wallet to any website that claims to support it. Doing so can expose your wallet to malicious approvals.
  3. Revoke token approvals. If you approved any contract or website connected with this token, revoke those approvals in your wallet's settings or with the block explorer's token approval tool.
  4. Report it. Report to the police or the national fraud reporting service where you live (for example Report Fraud in the UK or the FBI's IC3 in the US), to Chainabuse, and to any exchange or platform involved.
  5. Keep records. Keep screenshots, transaction hashes, messages, and the details of anyone who contacted you about the token.
  6. Get independent help if you need it. You can contact us using the form on this page. Contacting us is optional and is one option among those above.

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A network groups contracts by shared on-chain addresses. It describes on-chain activity only. It does not identify any person and is not a finding that any person has committed an offence.

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