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January 27, 2023

Bloomberg: Cybercrime Mastermind Gery Shalon Free And Back in Israel Since 2021!

Gery Shalon, the cybercrime mastermind behind the online casino schemes, pump-and-dump schemes, and one of the partners of Gal Barak, returned to Israel after being allowed to leave US custody two years ago, his father Shota Shalelashvili allegedly said in an interview broadcast in the Republic of Georgia. Shalon was extradited from Israel in 2015 and faced 23 counts and potentially decades in prison. He also was accused of running global money-laundering operations.

January 22, 2023

Exposed: The Stolen Millions Of The Israeli Scam Brokers And The Missing Restitution Payments!

In Austria, another trial in the environment of Israeli Gal Barak's cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria will begin in a few weeks. Barak was sentenced in 2020 for investment fraud and money laundering to several years of imprisonment and about €4 million in restitution payments that he has not paid yet. Criminal records show that Gal Barak, his wife, Marina Barak, and his partners, Gery Shalon and Vladislav Smirnov, earned around €38 million between 2017 and 2019 alone.

January 19, 2023

Former Israeli Executive In Gal Barak’s Cybercrime Organization Arrested In Cyprus!

The news is actually not really new anymore. The Israeli Chen Ganon was arrested in Cyprus a few weeks ago at the request of the German public prosecutor's office. Ganon was one of the managers in Gal Barak's cybercrime organization. He was responsible for the broker scam SafeMarkets and has worked in the boiler rooms in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. We spoke with Ganon several times in 2018, and he confirmed the allegations against Gal Barak and E&G Bulgaria.

December 26, 2022

Interesting! The Vanished Binary Options Scam Facilitator Novox Capital And Its Legacy!

More trials against binary options scam operators or their facilitators coming up in the first half of 2023. The former beneficial owners of the (then) CySEC-regulated Novox Capital Ltd are also in the spotlight: the Israelis Shay Hillel, Yehoram Hillel, and their partner and frontman Israel Bash. They are currently not charged however the prosecution alleges that their Novox Capital had been massively involved in running and facilitating vast binary options scams. Gal Barak and his cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria were a close partner and client of Novox Capital.

December 11, 2022

Exposed: FCA-Regulated Connectum And Russian High-Risk Payment Processor Hawex!

FCA-regulated payment institution Connectum was a notorious scam facilitator and money launderer for the fraudulent Israeli broker scene. It processed payments for the cybercrime organization of the convicted Israeli Gal Barak. At least until a few months ago, Connectum has been working closely with the Russian-controlled high-risk payment processor Hawex, in which the notorious Indo-British Ruchi Rathor is also involved. Whistleblowers have provided us with data exposing Hawex merchants billed through Connectum.

November 21, 2022

Payvision: How To Make Business With Criminals!

ING's current subsidiary Payvision will close in 2023. The reason for this was the massive involvement of Payvision in cybercrime and money laundering activities under its founder and former CEO Rudolf Booker. Booker sold Payvision to ING for around €350 million in 2018. How unabashedly Booker did business with cybercrime organizations as CEO is shown files from the criminal proceedings against convicted fraudster Gal Barak. Here is a remarkable scene from the criminal file!

November 2, 2022

New Allegations Against Payvision Founder Rudolf Booker, Who Sees A Witch Hunt!

Since the money-laundering prosecution of Payvision and its founders became known, the Dutch media has been intensively interested in the founder Rudolf Booker but also in the role of ING. In an interview with Financieele Dagblad, Rudolf Booker sees a witch hunt against him. The authorities are investigating whether ING paid an inflated purchase price for Payvision. Booker indignantly rejects all accusations and points to ING.

October 16, 2022

The Payvision Financial Crime Scene Unfolds By The Minute!

The Dutch authorities and media now target ING and its subsidiary Payvision. The financial newspaper FD yesterday published another report about the investigation of the Dutch regulator DNB and the alleged financial criminal activities of Payvision. Its CEO Rudolf Booker is said to have personally given instructions to work with scammers such as Gal Barak and Uwe Lenhoff. Payvision executive Andre Valkenburg recently lied in court filings and claimed he would know of no investigations.

September 30, 2022

Update On High-Risk Payment Processor Fibonatix

Fibonatix, founded by the Israeli Tal Miller, is an Israeli high-risk payment processor and used to be a notorious scam facilitator. It was one of the payment processors of Gal Barak's cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria. In his trial, Barak confirmed that in addition to Payvision, Fibonatix was laundering the stolen funds. Since 2018, Fibonatix has been an FCA-regulated payment institution and opened offices in Berlin last year to focus on the DACH region!

September 28, 2022

The MetaTrader Case And Why It Is Important To Take A Closer Look!

The online trading industry has experienced a shock in recent days. Apple announced that it would remove the MetaTrader trading software from its App Store (report here). This news came after Forbes reported that Pig Butchering scammers use MetaTrader. Forbes rightfully pointed out that MetaTrader is open to manipulation by operators via plugins. This has been known for a long time. And what about their data strategy? It's time for the authorities to look closely at MetaTrader and its publisher, MetaQuotes.

September 24, 2022

The Payvision Case Continues With Lawsuits!

ING subsidiary Payvision was one of the largest payment processors of fraudulent binary options providers between 2014 and 2019. Founded by Rudolf Booker shortly after the turn of the millennium, Payvision processed victims' deposits for the major scam networks of Gal Barak and Uwe Lenhoff. According to the aggrieved victims, Payvision laundered money for their scam clients with full knowledge of their criminal nature. Therefore, some scam victims now want to file lawsuits against Payvision. Here is the Payvision Case video.

September 23, 2022

Gal Barak – The Former Cybercrime Boss And His Gang!

Israeli Gal Barak, as principal of the E&G Bulgaria cybercrime organization, was sentenced in Vienna in September 2020 to several years in prison and more than €4 million in restitution. He was released on parole in the fall of 2021 and reportedly returned to Israel by private jet. There he established the Vantage Fund for convicted cybercriminals. His lieutenant Maor Sioni recently got married in Israel. Gal Barak plus his E&G Bulgaria gang were invited and pictured.