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June 15, 2021

Daily Marketing Alert – Fraud campaign BitQT promotes AlgofGain broker scam

We have issued a warning against the broker scam AlgofGain on May 18, 2021. Currently, the scam is promoted via fake news articles on the website https://yucosmos.com praising the fraudulent BitQT campaign on Best Invest News. They are attacking German-speaking consumers. The scam has built an extensive collection of supporting payment processors via its BoxiPay cashier. On Trustpilot, AlgofGain now has only a 2.8-star rating with a "Poor" trust level. Do not fall for BitQT and AlgofGain.

June 11, 2021

Broker scam Winbitx chasing victims via Bitcoin Profit campaign

The white-label broker scam Winbitx is currently hunting for new victims using, among other things, the Bitcoin Profit campaign. This campaign promises investors millions in profits even when the crypto markets crash. After registering with Bitcoin Profit, you are immediately redirected to the payment page of the broker scam Winbitx. The cashier is once again PayNetEasy, where once again the UK payment processor Pay Credits for credit and debit card payments are integrated.

June 10, 2021

The incredible story of Wirecard Mini-me Payvision and its founder Rudolf Booker

Amsterdam FinTech entrepreneur Rudolf Booker founded the payment processor Payvision in 2002 and ran it more or less successfully. The business evidently took off in 2015 when Amsterdam real estate investor Dirk-Jan Bakker introduced German cybercrime activist Uwe Lenhoff to Booker. Lenhoff and his partners brought dozens of fraudulent binary options operators to Payvision, where Booker welcomed them with open arms. In 2018, Booker sold Payvision to ING for €360 million, fully packed with high-risk and illegal clients; in April 2020, he and his co-founders left Payvision.

June 9, 2021

Investor Alert – Broker scam RazerMarkets with PandaTS and BridgerPay still active

On 12 March 2021, the UK FCA issued an investor warning against the RazerMarkets broker scam, allegedly operated by RazerMarkets Ltd. This company is registered in the Marshall Islands. It is a PandaTS white-label scam. As a payment processor have once again discovered BridgerPay. Behind BridgerPay Cashier, we have also discovered the Estonian crypto payment processor CryptoPayIn, operated by Navasu OÜ. Until recently, Plus Exchange was also integrated as a cryptoprocessor. The scam is still active and attacks investors in Europe.

June 9, 2021

Fraud marketing campaign 1k Daily Profit promotes EU Finance broker scam

The 1k Daily Profit campaign is run through a vast network of affiliate sites and massively promoted on Google in social media. For example, the campaign is currently also running on the page Investment Generator. From there, one is redirected today to the broker Scam EU Finance (www.eufinance.eu), among others, after registration. As scam-facilitating payment processors, finanic, Venus Exchange, Bitexchain, and Jubiter are connected via the BoxiPay Cashier.

June 2, 2021

Investor Warning – Be aware of the crypto fraud in scam broker environments

Starling Bank recently announced that they are suspending the deposit of funds to crypto exchanges such as Payward Ltd d/b/a Kraken (www.kraken.com). Banks and fintechs have "observed high levels of illegal activity" related to crypto exchanges. Welcome to the new reality. We have testimonials from victims showing how ID theft and bank fraud works. Scammers use either victims' KYC records or AnyDesk to open accounts there in their name and then receive deposits from them. The money is then gone. Kraken refuses to refund the victims.

June 1, 2021

Elit Property Vision Racket – Another illegal Spanish payment processor exposed

The Elit Property Vision Racket has its main focus in Spain. In our last update, we published a list of the companies, brands, payment processors, and people we discovered. One key person in the Racket is likely to be Rezaeian Mohammadi Majid. In addition, we have discovered another person, Jhon Freddy Villamizar, who participated in the racket as a CREDI FINANCIAL EXPRESS SL director in Madrid. Below you will find the updated list of the Elit Property Vision Racket.

May 24, 2021

Daily Affiliate Alert – Fraudulent Bitcoin Circuit campaign promotes AroxCapital scam

An email arriving today leads us to the fraudulent Bitcoin Circuit. There we are shown a video of Richard Branson in a fake celebrity campaign and promised that we could become millionaires. Upon registering, we are redirected to the CFD and crypto broker scam AroxCapital. As a payment processor, we once again found Pay Credits from VertexTech Ltd. AroxCapital Trading Ltd supposedly operates the scam in Canary Wharf, London. However, the company does not exist. However, We had already warned against AroxCapital a few weeks ago.

May 21, 2021

BaFin issues another Cease and Desist Order against CapitalFX broker scam

The German BaFin has issued another Cease and Desist Order against EZ2GO Ltd this week. The company, registered in the Commonwealth of Dominica, was registered as the operator of the CapitalFX broker scam. The scam is active with the domains www.capitalfx.co and www.capital-fx.info. Also named as an operator is Aegion Group Ltd, registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. As payment processors, we have discovered PayNetEasy and PayCent behind the BoxiPay cashier (PayBox).

May 19, 2021

Maltese Compliance Issue – Paytah accuses MFSA of acting in violation of the constitution

The regulated Maltese high-risk payment processor Phoenix Payments Ltd d/b/a Paytah, has sued its regulator, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). Paytah accuses MFSA of being judge, jury, and executioner. The payment processor took this unprecedented step after the Maltese regulator fined it EUR 32,400 and restricted the company's license. This is not a normal civil court case. Instead, Paytah brought the claim against MFSA at the Constitutional Courts level. This is a first in Malta. Paytah has also sued MFSA for damages.

May 19, 2021

Investor Warning – Broker scam Apollo Finances and MGX Consalt Group

The Apollo Finances broker scam is allegedly operated by MGX Consalt Group Ltd, registered in the Marshall Islands. At least, that is what the scam claims on its web pages. The payment processor PayTechno of the Israeli Asaf Itzak Rubin, which facilitates the scam, also lists this offshore company as a merchant. We also discovered iPayTotal and NeoBanQ as payment processors. The scam is miserably done; stay far away and keep your money.

May 19, 2021

Update on the Trade Com Scam Racket and its facilitating payment processors

The Trade Com Racket is believed to have a headquarters in Albania. JPM Capitals, ProfxCredit, FMA Crypto, Coinmond, GlobalSpotFX, Spotfinex, FXonspot, and TopEuroFX are part of the racket. In January and August 2020, the UK FCA issued investor warnings against the FXonspot scam; in September 2020, the Spanish CNMV followed. The racket offers the trading app TopEuroFX for free download in the Google store. As facilitating payment processors, we have recently discovered Payecards, the Estonian Woodstock OÜ, the UK Cashaa Technologies Ltd, and Net Kantor.