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September 13, 2020

Bruc Bond and the crumbling Israeli FinTech empire

The two Israeli FinTech entrepreneurs Eyal Nachum and Tamir Zolovsky are not having a good time right now. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, their two licensed EU e-Money Institutions Bruc Bond and International Fintech saw their licenses terminated. In the case of Bruc Bond because of systematic compliance violations and problems with money laundering. Nachum, Zoltovsky. and their various payment processors have a long track record in the scam area.

May 14, 2020

The EFRI Mission – Involving Regulators and Prosecutors to Recover Funds for Defrauded Investors

The European Funds Recovery Initiative (EFRI), co-founded by FinTelegram, is specialized in the recovery of funds of investors who have been defrauded by investment scams. Furthermore, EFRI sees itself as an advocate for investors and investor protection. Currently, EFRI has been granted a Power of Attorney by more than 800 victims which have been defrauded of more than EUR 34 million. The approach applied by EFRI differs in several aspects from the activities of lawyers and other organizations in the recovery business. Also because EFRI is organized as an initiative and association of victims.

November 28, 2019

Breaking News – Criminal Complaints against scam broker perperators in Montenegro and Serbia

FinTelegram has received information that lawyers in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Belgrade, Serbia, on behalf of EU victims of various scams such as Option888, KayaFX,..

August 21, 2019

The Moneta International Report – A research report on the Binary Options era and its networks

Over the last weeks and months, we have painstakingly worked through the history behind the Moneta International UAB, which is registered in Lithuania as a..

August 19, 2019

Request for Information – Hermes Solutions, ProActive Trader, ICoption, TitanTrade, and other scams

FinTelegram received information connected to binary options scams around David Cartu. These include court documents provided by retail investors who have already filed criminal complaints in various jurisdictions.

August 9, 2019

Announcement – FinTelegram 2.0, CyberSecurity Profilers, and how to intensify the fight against cyberscams

Having 18 months of intensive work behind FinTelegram uses the summer heat to further its fight for a safe online investment market. Hence, in another..

July 22, 2019

Broker scams and fund recovery – FinTelegram and EFRI arrived in Israel

At the end of last year, FinTelegram set up the European Funds Recovery Initiative (EFRI) together with the auditor Elfriede Sixt, other partners and with..

July 18, 2019

Broker Scams: BinaryBook, GreyMountain, Payobin and the compliance issue

In the US, the landmark trial in the Yukom Case began on July 16, 2019. The accused are Lee Elbaz, the former CEO of Yukom,..

July 4, 2019

Binary Options Legacy – Payobin, Umbrella, ICoption and the tax question

A while ago FinTelegram reported about the lawsuit of Pay o bin Ltd (Payobin Ltd) against the US company Umbrella Onlinetech LLC. The complaint was..

July 1, 2019

Hermes Solution closing down in Podgorica?

Finance Magnates today published an article on the problems of Forex retail brokers with banks and payment service providers. They are freezing bank accounts and..

June 21, 2019

BinaryBook and Yukom – background information, people, and companies

The major criminal case in the US against the binary options fraudsters and their accomplices begins on July 16, 2019, with the trial against Lee..

June 17, 2019

Payment Services Provider Hermes Solution exposed again in facilitating fraudulent broker schemes

In recent weeks, we have investigated the scam brokers associated with the unauthorized payment service provider (PSP) Hermes Solution Podgorica DOO. Almost every day new..

Circle Joins U.S.-Led Initiative to Combat Illicit Finance in Virtual Assets!

Erik Rosenblatt, a senior leader at US stablecoin issuer Circle, will represent the company on the Illicit Virtual Asset Network (IVAN) board. Prior to joining Circle, Rosenblatt spent over two decades as a special agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. As part of IVAN, Circle will have a voting role in determining the network's priorities and membership.

Evil Corp: A Comprehensive Report on Russia’s Family-Driven Cybercriminal Organization!

The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Treasury have taken significant action against Evil Corp, a Russia-based cybercriminal group responsible for developing and distributing malware that has stolen over $100 million from banks and financial institutions across 40 countries. Evil Corp appears to operate as a family enterprise, with multiple family members involved.

Good News For Crypto: SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir S. Grewal Steps Down After Impactful Tenure!

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to experience a significant leadership change as Enforcement Director Gurbir S. Grewal announces his departure. Grewal oversaw a period of heightened regulatory activity specifically targeting the crypto sector. Under his leadership, the SEC Filed high-profile lawsuits against major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance and Coinbase.

U.S. DOJ Indicted Russian Hacker and Evil Corp Member Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov!

The U.S. DOJ unsealed an indictment charging Russian national Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov with using the BitPaymer ransomware variant to attack numerous victims in Texas and throughout the U.S. and hold their sensitive data for ransom. According to the indictment, beginning in at least June 2017, Ryzhenkov allegedly gained unauthorized access to the information stored on victims’ computer networks.

Starling Bank Slammed with £29M Fine for ‘Shockingly Lax’ AML Controls, Exposing UK Financial System to Criminals!

The UK neobank Starling Bank has been fined £29 million by the UK FCA for opening accounts for high-risk customers and failing to screen against full sanctions lists. Its rapid expansion outpaced its compliance measures, leaving significant gaps in its AML framework. Starling grew from approximately 43,000 customers in 2017 to 3.6 million in 2023. However, measures to tackle financial crime did not keep pace with its growth.