Yes, it's true. The GetFinancial scam wasn't the biggest scam of the cybercrime organization that German, Austrian and Israeli law enforcement cracked down on this week. During a law enforcement day in Tel Aviv, 20 people were temporarily detained and questioned. Four individuals are reported to remain in custody and be extradited to Germany. In connection with this cybercrime organization, the name of Israeli lawyer David Bar-El is repeatedly mentioned. Another update with more names.
Josef Zavala is the co-founder of the "global payments and banking platform" Paytopus which allegedly has over 100 partners. Payoptus offers bank account IBAN solutions, card issuing and processing, and crypto solutions. No imprint, names, or legal information is provided on the site. Interestingly, insiders claim that Joseph Zavala is also one of the beneficial owners of the Secure Nordic Payments UAB d/b/a MisterTango, which is regulated in Lithuania.
Josef Zavala is the co-founder of the "global payments and banking platform" Paytopus which allegedly has over 100 partners. Payoptus offers bank account IBAN solutions, card issuing and processing, and crypto solutions. No imprint, names, or legal information is provided on the site. Interestingly, insiders claim that Joseph Zavala is also one of the beneficial owners of the Secure Nordic Payments UAB d/b/a MisterTango, which is regulated in Lithuania.
In the last few weeks, we have noticed, based on reports of scam victims and whistleblowers, that more and more payments of scams and investment schemes are processed via MisterTango. The "MisterTango" brand is operated by Secure Nordic Payments UAB, regulated by the Bank of Lithuania. The company was fined by the Lithuanian regulator in October 2019 for non-compliance with money laundering (AML) regulations.