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May 3, 2023

Urgent Warning Against Unauthorized Offshore Broker Crystal Ball Markets!

In March 2021, we issued our first investor warning against the unauthorized offshore broker Crystal Ball Markets The operator is Crystal Ball Markets LLC, registered in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. Since March 2021, the supporting payment processors have changed. Currently, clients can make their deposits via the Russian payment platform Perfect Money, bank wire, and crypto. We have given the offshore broker a red compliance rating.

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August 25, 2022

Requested Update On Unauthorized Offshore Broker Crystall Ball Markets!

In March 2021, we issued an investor warning against the offshore broker scam Crystal Ball Markets, operated by the offshore entity Crystal Ball Markets LLC. Since March 2021, the supporting payment processors have changed. The offshore broker has no authorization to operate as a Forex, CFD or Crypto broker in Europe or other jurisdictions. We were contacted the brokers Chief Strategy Officer Sasaenia Omilabu and advised that Crystal Ball Markets would be registered with FINTRAC of Canada as a Money Services Business (MBS). Here is the update!

Illegal Broker Activities

September 6, 2021

Another investor warning against Crystal Ball Markets broker scam

In March 2021, we issued an investor warning against the broker scam Crystal Ball Markets (www.crystalballmarkets.com), mainly active on Instagram and social media. The scam operator is Crystal Ball Markets LLC, registered in January 2020 with registration number 262. The offshore entity was founded by the notorious company builder Wilfred Services Ltd. Since March 2021, the supporting payment processors have changed. Currently, the (potential) victims are asked to make their deposits primarily through PayPal or via cryptocurrencies. Stay away! Stay happy!

April 30, 2021

R4I – Secretive scam-facilitating payment processor Paystruct

In recent weeks, Paystruct (www.paystruct.com) has appeared more and more frequently as a payment processor in our analysis of scam brokers. Like many of the high-risk payment processors, Paystruct discloses very little information on its website. There is no indication of the legal entity and individuals behind it. Contact can be made by email or phone with a number in London. Also, there is no additional information on the merchant dashboard except that Paystruct is supposed to be the world's best closed-loop token payment system with payouts under 24 hours.

Illegal Broker Activities

March 4, 2021

Investor Warning – Crystal Ball Markets is most likely a scam

The unregulated offshore broker Crystal Ball Markets (www.crystalballmarkets.com) is allegedly operated through a legal entity with registration number 262 LLC 2020 in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The only employee we found on LinkedIn is Naina Sharma in Uttar Pradesh, India. However, the profile does not look real. The broker is currently very active on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and evidently tries to build up credibility. We found iPayTotal, PayStruct, Perfect Money, and Euro Pacific Intl. Bank Inc. as payment processors. The broker, of course, accepts crypto.

US Treasury Forgives Ukraine Looters!

On 26 September 2024, the United States Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ‘FinCEN’ made the astonishing decision to drop sanctions against ABLV Bank of Latvia. ABLV was sanctioned in 2018 for a list of reasons, including helping Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s bagman, Serhiy Kurchenko, steal billions of dollars from Ukraine.

Gurbir Grewal’s Departure from the SEC: His New Position and Potential Impact on Crypto Regulation!

Gurbir S. Grewal, the former Director of the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has left his position to join Milbank LLP, one of the most innovative and prestigious law firms globally. This transition from his high-profile regulatory role to private practice is likely to have lasting implications, particularly on the SEC’s enforcement strategy in the crypto sector.

Warning Against The Imminent Danger of Pig Butchering For The Dawning Cyber Society!

Pig butchering scams are a devastating form of cybercrime that blend romance and investment fraud, leaving victims emotionally and financially shattered. These sophisticated operations, run by organized crime syndicates, often exploit human trafficking victims as unwilling scammers. The perpetrators meticulously cultivate trust over months, luring targets into fraudulent cryptocurrency investments through fake platforms.

MLM Schemes

Latest Arrests in $4 Billion Forex AI Fraud Scheme OmegaPro and the Austrian Connection!

FinTelegram has reported on the fraudulent crypto MLM schemes OMNIA Tech and OmegaPro several times in the past. This week, various media outlets have reported the arrest of Robert Velghe in Turkey, who has played a crucial role in both scams. The OmegaPro MLM scam is believed to have stolen around $4 billion from victims worldwide. Here is our update with a request for additional information from whistleblowers.

Crypto MLM Scam: David Carmona Sentenced to 121 Months for IcomTech Crypto Ponzi Scheme!

iComTech was one of the numerous fraudulent MLM schemes that used cryptocurrencies as a means of fraud in parallel with the crypto hype of 2017/18. David Carmora started IcomTech in approximately 2018 with other co-conspirators as a purported cryptocurrency mining and trading company. The scheme promised to earn its victims high profits and guaranteed daily returns that would double their money within six months.