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Counterfeit tokenNot the official USDC

Counterfeit token: USDC (USDC) - Ethereum0x04dB5B06E353A942e8d22c769844848177e1A79C

This is not the official USDC on Ethereum.

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This token0x04dB5B06E353A942e8d22c769844848177e1A79C
Official contract (USDC)0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48
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Key facts

Deployed
25 February 2026
Recipient wallets (aggregate)
Not recorded
Last seen
Not recorded
Published
3 October 2026

Summary

The contract 0x04dB5B06E353A942e8d22c769844848177e1A79C on Ethereum presents itself as USDC (USDC). It is not the official USDC contract on Ethereum, which is 0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48. It was deployed on 25 February 2026 by the address 0xc965f281E6c69E2A66E358f5743620a043e9F7c1 in transaction 0x44c9fc700471e31cf258bc679d9f2167148a9403a9cda94b41ab6bd95d3407b8. It belongs to an operator network of 2 published contracts. This listing was published automatically on 3 October 2026 after on-chain verification.

Contract facts

Chain
Ethereum
Token name
USDC
Symbol
USDC
Decimals
6
Total supply
102,647,954,301.08028
owner() returns
Not recorded
Deployment transaction
0x44c9fc70...5d3407b8
Deployed
25 February 2026
First seen
Not recorded
Last seen
Not recorded
Recipient wallets (aggregate)
Not recorded
Operator network
net-8939993ef9
Published
3 October 2026
Published automatically after on-chain verification

Timeline

  1. Contract deployed
  2. Published automatically after on-chain verification

Operator network

This contract is linked to an operator network of 2 published contracts that share a deployer, owner or gas funding address.

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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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About this page

This page sets out facts recorded on a public blockchain, each linked to the public block explorer record from which it was taken. "Counterfeit token" means a token whose name or symbol imitates a recognised stablecoin but whose contract address is not that stablecoin's official contract address. "Addresses associated with the deployment" are blockchain addresses that, according to the public record, deployed, own, funded or distributed the token. That association describes on-chain activity only. It does not identify any person and is not a finding that any person has committed an offence. This page is not legal advice.

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