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December 27, 2021

Post-X-Mas! GS4Trade boiler room agents still chase victims!

We warned again about the vanished GS4Trade broker scam several times. The website has since disappeared with the money of numerous victims. In principle but the boiler rooms are still active. The GS4Trade scam has left a wide trail of blood in Europe. Authorities are searching for those behind it. A boiler room agent with the stage name Robin Leo Nicholas is still contacting victims asking them for money for the next scam. Please do not fall for these boiler room perpetrators.

October 10, 2021

Urgent warning! GS4Trade broker powered by BridgerPay is still chasing victims!

In July 2021, the German BaFin had warned against GS4Trade (www.gs-4trade.com) and announced the launch of an investigation. In September 2021, the UK FCA issued another investor warning against the broker scam running as a white-label mutation on the SIRIX platform of Israeli Leverate. GS4trade Invest Limited, registered in the Marshall Islands, allegedly operates the broker, attacking consumers in English and German. As facilitating payment processors, we again found BridgerPay, Jubiter, and CoinDeck.

September 28, 2021

Marketing Alert! BITCOIN FAST PROFIT fraud campaign promotes LPLFinances scam

This morning, probably tens of thousands of German-speaking consumers received an email reporting that the famous German singer Lena has discovered a secret recipe for getting rich. Auto trading for Bitcoins. Of course! This fake news report is published on the website https://imortalizegrids.com. The links in this fake article lead us to the BITCOIN FAST PROFIT fraud campaign. Anyone who registers there today is automatically created as a victim at the LPLFinances crypto broker scam and taken to its payment page.

September 10, 2021

Introducing scam-facilitating payment processor NeoBanQ

NeoBanQ is one of the most aggressive scam-facilitating payment processors for credit and debit card processing. To name a few, Apollo Finances, Fortexo, ProfitMarket, ProAktivMarket, or StatusMarkets we have uncovered in the last few weeks. Often NeoBanQ works in combination with BridgerPay cashier. NeoBanQ is operated through an unregulated legal entity in the United Kingdom and controlled by Billy Eldridge. Since its launch in early 2020, the payment processor has facilitated dozens of major scams.

September 9, 2021

Attention! The ProfitMarket broker scam facilitated by Jubiter et al

A incoming email refers to the already well-known fake article in The Financial Magazine about a student who became a millionaire. With his system, anyone could earn more than €10,000 within 21 days. The link in the article leads to the notorious Bitcoin System fraud campaign on Safe Offers. There are we promised $13,000 earnings within 24 hours. After registering, we land on the payment page of the broker scam ProfitMarket (www.profitmarket.net) and find there on the facilitating crypto payment processor Jubiter and other acquaintances.

Jeton Group Analysis: Facilitating Online Casinos Beyond Compliance!

FCA-regulated Jeton Group, a high-risk payment processor, has been deeply involved in facilitating transactions for illegal online casinos, including those operated by the Starscream Group. Jetonbank, a digital offshore bank regulated by the FSU in Dominica, has furthered these operations by enabling fiat deposits for players in unlicensed jurisdictions. This report calls for insiders to provide critical whistleblower information.

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Operation Niflheim: Brazilian Law Enforcement Targets $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Scheme!

Brazilian Federal Police have dismantled a major crypto-based money laundering operation, dubbed Operation Niflheim, targeting groups involved in laundering over $9 billion since 2021. The operation led to the issuance of eight arrest warrants and 19 search and seizure orders. The scheme used cryptocurrencies to funnel illicit funds from activities like drug trafficking abroad.

eToro Settles with SEC, Restricts Crypto Trading

Under its chair, Gary Gensler, the SEC is taking massive action against crypto companies in the U.S. The regulator believes that most coins and tokens qualify as securities, and therefore, the issuers and exchanges need appropriate registration. The U.S. subsidiary of the Israeli eToro broker scheme has also been sued for this reason. eToro settled with the SEC with a $1.5 million payment.

Crypto Crime Case FTX: Caroline Ellison Seeks No Jail Time for Role in FTX Fraud

Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in the collapsed crypto exchange FTX and former girlfriend of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, is seeking no prison time at her sentencing later this month. The lawyers cited her immediate and extensive cooperation with U.S. authorities when FTX collapsed in November 2022 and noted that the court's Probation Department recommended that she serve no prison time.

TD Bank Fined $28 Million for Illegal Credit Reporting Practices!

The U.S. CFPB ordered TD Bank to pay $7.76 million to tens of thousands of victims of the bank’s illegal actions. For years, the bank has repeatedly shared inaccurate, negative information about its customers with consumer reporting companies. The information included systemic errors about credit card delinquencies and bankruptcies. In addition to the redress, the CFPB is ordering TD Bank to pay a $20 million civil money penalty.