Trung Nguyen Van (Triangle pig-butchering scam)
Last changed 2026-11-03 · Community evidence — A moderator accepted a piece of community-submitted evidence: BleepingComputer confirms the charge, ~$53.28M in wallets, a victim sending ~$16M to a platform called Triangle, and the criminal complaint basis, all as in the note. Trust score now 0. Version history →
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Trung Nguyen Van, a 37-year-old Vietnamese national, was criminally charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri on September 25, 2026 with two counts of money laundering for his alleged role in a 'pig butchering' romance/investment scam. Prosecutors allege a victim was fraudulently induced to transfer roughly $16 million in cryptocurrency between June and August 2024 into a fake investment platform called 'Triangle,' and that wallets linked to Van received approximately $53 million in crypto tied to wire-fraud schemes against U.S. victims between February 2018 and December 2024. The charges are allegations in a criminal complaint; Van has not been reported convicted, and no court verdict has been identified as of this writing.
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Community submissions
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vietnamese-man-charged-in-16-million-pig-butchering-crypto-scam/(www.bleepingcomputer.com)
“[Scout] BleepingComputer, citing the DOJ, reports Trung Nguyen Van was charged with money laundering, with prosecutors alleging his wallets received about $53.28 million from wire fraud schemes and that a victim sent about $16 million to a platform called Triangle; the charges stem from a criminal complaint.”
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Timeline(7 events)
February 2018
Alleged start of the period during which wallets linked to Van began receiving cryptocurrency connected to wire fraud schemes targeting U.S. citizens, according to investigators.
KCTV5June 2024
Victim #1 allegedly began transferring cryptocurrency, believing they were investing through the fraudulent 'Triangle' platform.
The Block7 August 2024
A transfer of over $569,000 in cryptocurrency, allegedly traceable to Victim #1's funds, was made into a wallet controlled by Van.
The Block (WebSearch summary of DOJ complaint details)9 August 2024
Van's wallet allegedly received six additional transfers totaling approximately $569,569, also traceable to Victim #1.
The Block (WebSearch summary of DOJ complaint details)August 2024
By the end of August 2024, Victim #1's total transfers into the 'Triangle' platform scheme reached approximately $16 million.
DOJ USAO-WDMO press releaseDecember 2024
End of the alleged period (February 2018 to December 2024) during which approximately $53 million in wire-fraud-linked cryptocurrency flowed through Van's wallets.
KCTV5September 2026
DOJ announces two-count money laundering criminal complaint against Trung Nguyen Van, unsealed following his initial appearance in federal court in Los Angeles.
DOJ USAO-WDMO press releaseDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 decisions). 3 of 4 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 9/25/2026, 11:07:14 PM
last updated: 11/3/2026, 11:22:55 PM
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