In April 2025, Mohamad Shaker — the head of the largest boiler room in German cybercriminal Uwe Lenhoff’s vast cybercrime empire — was sentenced to 8 years in prison by a German court. Shaker's conviction marks another milestone in dismantling one of Europe’s largest cybercrime organizations. Yet, while some lieutenants have faced justice, the key facilitators — including executives of Payvision and the Amsterdam-based money laundering network — remain untouched.
The world of the scammer is a global and well-connected ecosphere. And so is the world of illegal payment processors. There are thousands of unauthorized and illegal payment processors worldwide. These illegal payment processors are mainly used for the processing of bank transfers from victims of scams. These illegal payment processors include the crypto news platform CryptoDaily and its organization. Read the incredible story.