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July 20, 2022

Latvian Racket: Investor Warning Against FinexTrader With ChargeMoney And HighIsk

The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has issued a warning against FinexTrader broker scam, part of the so-called Latvian Racket. It is allegedly operated by the Finex Group Ltd, which has already operated the now disappeared scams XFINANCES, eXFINANCES, and ZurichInvests. The Latvian Aleksejs Kohanovs is registered as the controlling person in the UK Companies Register. As payment processors, we have discovered ChargeMoney and HighIsk. Stay far away.

May 4, 2022

RIP MisterBit – the next broken Estonian payment processor?

FinTelegram has issued a lot of reports and warnings against broker scams or unauthorized brokers over the last two years where it was licensed Estonian crypto payment processor Futurus X OÜ d/b/a MisterBit as a facilitator. Ivan Abramov and Italian Cristiano Chiarugi are/were the managers responsible for MisterBit. While the website of licenses XFinances OÜ d/b/a Isunext have been down for weeks, MisterBit's website has been broken for weeks. It seem that this is the next vanishing licensed Estonian scam facilitators!

April 14, 2022

Regulated Estonian crypto payment processor Isunext vanished?

Isunext is the trading style of the crypto payment processor XFinances OÜ, registered and licensed as a crypto payment processor in Estonia by the FIU as the competent regulator. The beneficial owners of XFinances OÜ are the Latvians, Pavels Krasovskis and Rooba Urmas. The company is a part of the so-called Latvian Racket and has facilitated scams like XFinances, eXFinances, or Zurich Invests. For several days now, the company's website has been unavailable. Visitors receive the error code 523.

April 12, 2022

That was fast! First information on a lieutenant of Latvian Racket received!

UK-registered Preqster Ltd was part of the vast Latvian Racket and used to operate vanished broker scams such as Morgan FX Capital, Pips500, or Preqster FX. It was controlled by the Latvian citizen Sergejs Vasiljevs and was one of the many legal entities of the so-called Latvian Racket. In Nov 2021, Preqster Ltd was dissolved; its scams vanished. To follow these scams, we asked for information a few hours ago and received personal information regarding Sergejs Vasiljevs. Please continue! Let us chase and get those scammers!

March 14, 2021

R4I – The Latvian Racket, Estonian crypto payment processors MisterBit, and Isunext

We ask for the support of our whistleblowers to supplement the information we have and to be able to create complete profiles from it. In the last few days, we have discovered two scams, Zurich Invests (here) and XFinances (here), where MisterBit of Cristiano Chiarugi, licensed in Estonia as a crypto payment processor, acted as payment facilitators. Also, we have received information suggesting a connection between MisterBit and Estonian Isunext.

March 14, 2021

Investor Warning against Finex Group, XFinances scam with MisterBit

The XFinances broker scam was operated with domain www.xfinances.com until a few weeks ago and received some negative reviews. After that, it was switched to the currently active domain, www.exfinances.com. A tellinge name, isn't it? The scam is allegedly operated by FINEX GROUP LTD, which claims to be regulated by Swiss Financial Securities (SFINS) and Markets Financial Authority (MFA). Bullshit is this; these are no regulators! As payment processors, we have again the Estonian crypto payment processor MisterBit.

March 12, 2021

Consob orders blackout of Zurich Invests broker scam facilitated by MisterBit

The Italian Consob has this week again ordered the blackout of the websites of five illegally operating financial service providers. Among the blacked out is the scam broker Zurich Invests allegedly operated by BENELUXZURICH, KB ATM MANAGEMENT, and ZH COMPANIES BNK Ltd, registered in the UK. As payment processors, we have discovered the Estonian MisterBit processing the credit and debit card payments on behalf of the Zurich Invests scam.

November 10, 2020

Worst Scam Ever – UK FCA warns against BeforexCapital with MisterBit

Like the COVID-19 virus, the scam virus is spreading across the internet with a logarithmic growth. The FCA issued an investor warning on November 9, 2020, against BeforexCapital and Capital Holding Funds allegedly operated by Capital Holdings LLC, St. Vincent & the Grenadines. As payment processors, we have discovered Praxis Cashier with the Estonian crypto exchange MisterBit.

TikTok Takedown: America’s Digital Iron Curtain or Silicon Valley’s Secret Weapon?

The recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has sent shockwaves through the social media industry, upholding a law that could effectively ban TikTok in the U.S. The ruling cited national security concerns. This decision marks a significant escalation in the ongoing tension between the U.S. government and Chinese-owned tech companies.

Truong My Lan: A Tycoon’s Fall from Grace and Vietnam’s $44 Billion Financial Scandal!

The dramatic downfall of Truong My Lan, one of Vietnam’s most prominent property magnates, has sent shockwaves through the country's financial and political systems. The 68-year-old former billionaire is at the center of one of the largest financial frauds in history, a scandal that has not only exposed vulnerabilities in Vietnam’s economy but has also highlighted the intricate relationship between business and politics in the country.

Cash Cow Crypto: U.S. CFTC Enforcement Sets Records in FY 2024 with $17.1 Billion in Monetary Relief!

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) achieved a landmark year in FY 2024, securing over $17.1 billion in monetary relief, including $2.6 billion in civil penalties and $14.5 billion in restitution. The agency’s groundbreaking actions spanned digital asset (crypto) markets, voluntary carbon credits, and major compliance cases, highlighting its leadership in safeguarding market integrity.

U.S. DOJ’s Whistleblower Pilot Program: 250+ Tips in Just Months!

Whistleblowers are the only effective way to fight financial crime. The U.S. DOJ whistleblower pilot program has already proven effective, generating over 250 tips of potential misconduct since its launch in August, according to Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller. According to a Reuters report, the initiative targets corporate malfeasance and encourages internal self-disclosure by companies.

Online Gambling: Lokinvestigation in Curaçao, its Maltese Connections, and How to Shut Down!

For many years, the far-far-away Curacao was the regulatory mecca of global online gambling. But that is over. The Lokinvestigation, spearheaded by opposition politician and forensic investigator Dr. Luigi Faneyte, reveals systemic failures and alleged corruption in Curaçao’s online gambling sector. With ties to Maltese investors and global financial networks, the report demands transparency but also carries political implications.