A recent report by Open Measures has alerted social media users to cryptocurrency scams linked to prominent right-wing personalities, such a...
A recent report by Open Measures has alerted social media users to cryptocurrency scams linked to prominent right-wing personalities, such as Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino.
Bongino, one of the platform's initial financial supporters, has emerged as a key target for fraudsters on Rumble, due to his large following among the site's conservative users.
A former police officer's name is currently being exploited by fraudsters to endorse fraudulent cryptocurrency groups on Telegram.
People involved in cryptocurrency initiatives frequently utilize the app for communication due to limited content oversight and the simplicity of maintaining anonymity.
These dubious individuals leave comments on Rumble videos containing Telegram links, either impersonating Bongino directly or falsely claiming to know him, according to the report.
Several of the URLs included terms like 'Contact_DanBongino' and 'DanBonginoo.'
A study by Open Research revealed that between November 2022 and November 2025, over 1.3 million comments on Rumble included Telegram links.
Over two-thirds of the comments were made between June 2024 and February 2025, with a remarkable 8 percent of all platform comments during that time containing Telegram links.
A total of 1,896 distinct URLs were present in 100 or more comments, leading the Open Research team to dedicate more effort to gathering information about them.
Out of the total, 267 URLs mimicked Bongino, who became part of the Trump administration in February, and these were found in more than 184,000 Rumble comments, as stated in the report.
The Daily Mail contacted theFBI for comment.
Links referring to Donald Trump Jr. and other members of the Trump family were included in over 36,000 comments, whereas the links mentioning the Tate brothers and Russell Brand each appeared in 18,000 comments.
All the other individuals mentioned in the links are either conservatives or have some connection to President Donald Trump or his government, regardless of how tenuous those connections might be.
They feature conservative media figures such as Tucker Carlson and Benny Johnson, along with far-right political strategist Steve Bannon.
It remains unclear exactly what awaited individuals in the Telegram groups they joined by clicking these links, but considering that numerous other URLs examined by OpenResearch were directly related to cryptocurrency, it's likely that fraudsters were attempting to entice people into financial schemes.
It is also probable that these fraudsters utilized Bongino, Trump Jr., Andrew Tate, and similar figures because they are recognized for either endorsing cryptocurrency or having their own crypto-related ventures or financial opportunities.
Trump has several cryptocurrency projects, including his own meme coin, which has dropped 87 percent from its peak on January 19, the day before his second presidential inauguration.
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