A new victim report points to another OpenPayd/CFTE-style vIBAN crypto scam rail. The victim was groomed through a dating app and WhatsApp, instructed to fund a Crypto.com Cash Account via a Malta IBAN, create a Trust Wallet, and transfer funds to Ubsdfx.com. Reported loss: around €60,000.
In 2022, FinTelegram warned that MetaTrader’s publisher MetaQuotes sat inside a Cyprus structure with Russian roots, huge market reach, and unresolved beneficial-ownership questions beyond founder and CEO Renat Fatkhullin. In 2026, that concern looks even more relevant.