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May 30, 2022

Stay Alerted! UK Consumers Lost £25 Million With Screen Sharing!

Online trading scams use AnyDesk or TeamViewer to access their victims' screens and get access to their bank accounts or wallets to transfer their funds. Screen sharing is a super dangerous feature in principle and consumers should be super cautious when sharing their screens. A new FCA research has found that 47% of investors would fail to identify a screen-sharing scam. Screen sharing scam cases increased by 86% in one year, with 2,014 cases and over £25 million in losses.

December 16, 2021

Urgent warning against FinTelegram imposters!

Currently, scammers are attacking victims with email addresses such as [email protected] and AnyDesk user names that give the impression that they are from FinTelegram. The scammers claim that they are from FinTelegram. And they could get back the money lost in scams. Please do not fall for them. These are the same scammers the victims lost the money to before. We do not contact victims with fund recovery offers.

June 23, 2021

Plutus Racket Update – German BaFin launched investigations

German regulator BaFin today announced investigations into Plutus Racket. BaFin is unfortunately not known for being particularly active or competent but at least it is a first step in the fight against this racket. The Plutus Racket is the operator of a vast network of scams such as Plutus, PlutusPro, Lucrum, LucrumPro, Galore, or Celox. The racket and its scams are facilitated by several payment processors like Praxis Cashier, BitTheBank, XChangePro, and Polish Sales Master Z.O.O. Behind all these scam brands are the same boiler rooms in Bulgaria and the Balkans.

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.

February 9, 2021

Investor Alert – 27ProQuote successor scam proFXCredit

We have already warned several times about the broker scam 27ProQuote (a/k/a ProQuote27). This was active until a few weeks ago and has defrauded many victims of probably several million euros. Deposits of the customer-victims were also processed via the Maltese ApcoPay (see FinTelegram report here). We have received information that the same scammers are now operating the proFXCredit scam under the domain www.profxcredit.com via a Lacari Group Ltd. Currently, we are still investigating but warn all investors against proFXCredit.

January 31, 2021

Investor Alert – FMA warns against CryptofundFX scam

Exploding crypto prices have made many consumers greedy. In their home offices, they often have enough time to fall over scam ads and engage in online trading. The high vulnerability of home office workers to scams is now well known. Law enforcement, regulators, and the scammers. With CryptofundFX (www.cryptofundfx.com), an aggressive crypto scam has been on the market for some time now and defrauds investors. The Austrian FMA issued an investor warning a few days ago.

December 16, 2020

Investor Warning – Boiler Rooms associated with MegaTradeFX, MarketCapital, or SolidCapital

Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) issued an investor warning against the broker scam SolidCapital (www.solidcapital.io), allegedly operated by Royal Gates Ltd, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The scam works with Anydesk and Boiler Rooms with the phone number +442037692938 (one of many). This phone number is connected to other scams like MegaTradeFX or MarketCapital. As a payment processor at SolidCapital, we noticed BridgerPay again.

December 15, 2020

Investor Warning – Boiler Rooms associated with MegaTradeFX, MarketCapital, or SolidCapital

December 15, 2020

Investor Warning – Boiler Rooms associated with MegaTradeFX, MarketCapital, or SolidCapital

September 4, 2020

Binary Options Court Season – The Great Manipulation Game

The Israeli boiler room CEO Lee Elbaz was already convicted of investment fraud by a U.S. jury in August 2019. She must serve 22 years in prison and repay $28 million to investors. In Vienna, the Israeli Gal Barak has been sentenced to four years imprisonment without probation and the confiscated millions will be repaid to his victims. In the U.S. and Canada, regulators are suing the notorious Canadian-Israeli Cartu Brothers for binary options fraud. Accusations of lies and systematic manipulation are the very essence of the charges and complaints.

August 4, 2020

Open Letter to AnyDesk – Producer of terribly efficient cybercrime tools

Germany is something of a strategic base for international cybercrime and money laundering. It has been known not only since the collapse of the former FinTech star Wirecard that Germany makes considerable contributions to the prosperity of the international cybercrime and scammer scene. Dozens of illegal German payment processors like B2G, TrustSecure, or StronIT are facilitating scams in plain sight of law enforcement. The German software company AnyDesk Software GmbH provides a highly efficient remote access software to empower fraudulent boiler room agents.

August 4, 2020

Open Letter to AnyDesk – Producer of terribly efficient cybercrime tools

A Dutch Case: Money Laundering Charges Against Former Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd!

Frits van Eerd, the former CEO of Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo, is facing serious legal troubles. He is being prosecuted for corruption, forgery, and potentially money laundering charges. The case stems from a 2022 investigation that led to raids on Van Eerd's properties, where authorities discovered €448,000 in cash stashed in various locations, including a refrigerator. Van Eerd stepped down as Jumbo's CEO in September 2022.

Yacht Analyst Report: The Infamous “History Supreme” Superyacht – A PR Hoax Unveiled!

The tale of the superyacht History Supreme is another lesson of how easily the public can be misled by flashy, outlandish claims, especially in the context of wealth and luxury. Allegedly owned by the Malaysian businessman Robert Kuok, the History Supreme is a cautionary example of the dangers of unchecked sensationalism and remains a prime candidate for the title of "the biggest PR hoax in boating history."

Impressive: Bezos’ $25M-A-Year Superyacht Maintenance Costs!

The $25M annual cost of maintaining Jeff Bezos' superyacht Koru underscores the extreme expenses tied to the world’s most luxurious vessels, even as sustainable technology becomes a factor. Koru is a 127-meter (417-foot) long sailing yacht, making it the largest sailing yacht in the world. It was built by Dutch shipyard Oceanco and delivered in 2023. It is estimated to have cost around $500 million to build.

CyberFinance: MicroStrategy’s Bold $14.6 Billion Bitcoin Bet: Visionary or Risky Gamble?

MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin-focused strategy may be a daring leap into the future of finance, but it’s also fraught with risks. With $14.6 billion in Bitcoin holdings, the company is now almost entirely dependent on the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Chairman Michael Saylor’s vision of Bitcoin as digital gold could reshape corporate investing, but will it pay off? Only time—and Bitcoin’s volatile market—will tell.

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Legal Farce or Political Strategy? The Contradiction of Sanctions Against Russian Oligarch Mikhail Fridman!

The EU’s contradictory stance on the Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman reveals a troubling inconsistency between political actions and legal orders. Despite the annulment of his sanctions by the EU’s own courts, Fridman remains sanctioned, and his assets frozen. This is more than a legal anomaly—it is a reflection of the deeper politicization of the sanctions process. Fridman filed a $16B lawsuit against Luxemburg.