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Counterfeit tokenNot the official USDT

Counterfeit token: Tether (USDT) - Ethereum0x8f435F1c7968Dfc64105A4513a9298Cb3FFEe417

This is not the official USDT on Ethereum.

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This token0x8f435F1c7968Dfc64105A4513a9298Cb3FFEe417
Official contract (USDT)0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7
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Key facts

Deployed
4 May 2025
Recipient wallets (aggregate)
Not recorded
Last seen
Not recorded
Reviewed
3 October 2026

Summary

The contract 0x8f435F1c7968Dfc64105A4513a9298Cb3FFEe417 on Ethereum presents itself as Tether (USDT). It is not the official USDT contract on Ethereum, which is 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7. It was deployed on 4 May 2025 by the address 0xc7814dadb90e51C92734d420F9b4BbFdc80274ee in transaction 0x69406c06267e0423cd918881e8f2df031edcdfc23faa0f002041083015ff6514. Its owner() function returns 0xc7814dadb90e51C92734d420F9b4BbFdc80274ee. It belongs to an operator network of 2 published contracts. An analyst reviewed this listing on 3 October 2026.

Contract facts

Chain
Ethereum
Token name
Tether
Symbol
USDT
Decimals
18
Total supply
90,000,000
Deployment transaction
0x69406c06...15ff6514
Deployed
4 May 2025
First seen
Not recorded
Last seen
Not recorded
Recipient wallets (aggregate)
Not recorded
Operator network
net-780b1d8e0f
Reviewed
3 October 2026

Timeline

  1. Contract deployed
  2. Listing reviewed and published

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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