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Counterfeit tokenNot the official USDT

Counterfeit token: USDT (USDT) - Ethereum0x28C0f1Cc8c8325eB956B8BaEA7ec9eDcee7b8DdC

This is not the official USDT on Ethereum.

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This token0x28C0f1Cc8c8325eB956B8BaEA7ec9eDcee7b8DdC
Official contract (USDT)0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7
Groups that differ from the official address are highlighted.

Key facts

Deployed
27 March 2025
Recipient wallets (aggregate)
Not recorded
Last seen
Not recorded
Reviewed
3 October 2026

Summary

The contract 0x28C0f1Cc8c8325eB956B8BaEA7ec9eDcee7b8DdC on Ethereum presents itself as USDT (USDT). It is not the official USDT contract on Ethereum, which is 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7. It was deployed on 27 March 2025 by the address 0xb423070c65E6d301eBA7583fB7A9908aE6c6a0a8 in transaction 0x53fcbef16bc43aa48161c872e64a0eb845d16f7c1e0ec3c51b64a9e3e2ec4302. It belongs to an operator network of 5 published contracts. An analyst reviewed this listing on 3 October 2026.

Contract facts

Chain
Ethereum
Token name
USDT
Symbol
USDT
Decimals
18
Total supply
67,532,951
owner() returns
Not recorded
Deployment transaction
0x53fcbef1...e2ec4302
Deployed
27 March 2025
First seen
Not recorded
Last seen
Not recorded
Recipient wallets (aggregate)
Not recorded
Operator network
net-ef8ad33838
Reviewed
3 October 2026

Timeline

  1. Contract deployed
  2. Listing reviewed and published

Operator network

This contract is linked to an operator network of 5 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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