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Vienna Cybercrime Trials and Gal Barak#
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September 9, 2020

#VCT – Gal Barak sentencing effective, millions for victims, and an explanation

On September 1, 2020, at the Vienna Cybercrime Trials, the court found the accused Israeli Gal Barak guilty of (cyber) investment fraud and money laundering and sentenced him to four years in prison. In addition, the victims were granted the funds confiscated by the authorities. Law enforcement has been able to track and seize these funds thanks to a FinTelegram whistleblower. After Gal Barak, his wife Marina Barak has also been served with an indictment.
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RIP Uwe LenhoffG
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September 5, 2020

German Cybercrime principal Uwe Lenhoff allegedly committed suicide

The German SZ has reported that the alleged German cybercriminal Uwe Lenhoff, who was found dead in his prison cell in Germany on July 6, 2020, may have committed suicide. This is said to have been the result of the detailed investigations of the German authorities. Apparently the 56-year-old evaded prosecution and life in prison by committing suicide. The indictment against his co-conspirators is to take place as planned.
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Dirk-Jan Bakker made the Amsterdam connection for cybercrime activist Uwe LenhoffD
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August 29, 2020

Dirk-Jan Bakker – Amsterdam partner and investor of the deceased cybercrime activist Lenhoff

FinTelegram has reported since the beginning of 2018 about the binary options and online scams of the German Uwe Lenhoff and his Veltyco Group PLC (now Bet90 Holdings PLC) listed in London. Lenhoff was arrested in January 2019 after long investigations by various EU law enforcement agencies. He was charged with operating a criminal organization, investment fraud, and big-style money laundering. He was found dead in his prison cell on July 6, 2020. The cause of death is not yet clear. One of his partners was the Dutch real estate investor Dirk-Jan Bakker.
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SEC receives final order in LBinary and Ivory Options complaintB
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August 29, 2020

Binary Options Legacy – SEC obtains judgement against LBinary and Ivory Option scammers

The U.S. SEC charged the two Israeli citizens Anton Senderov, 35, and Lior Babazara a/k/a Lior Bar, 38, with defrauding more than 2,800 U.S. investors and causing them to lose over $5 million through the binary options scams LBinary and Ivory Option. On August 27, 2020, the agency obtained an order approving a final motion for a consent judgment.
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August 26, 2020

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – A weird confession and the sudden death of an important witness

Gal Barak, the alleged Israeli principal of the cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria had to stand trial again today in court in Vienna today. He is accused of operating several broker scams for investment fraud and money laundering. He can not understand this at all, he told the court today. Thousands of other such scams are online and nobody else but him is accused he complained. Barak made a rather bizarre confession and finally, the written testimony of a former retention manager was read. Unfortunately, this witness died mysteriously shortly after his testimony.
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August 4, 2020

Open Letter to AnyDesk – Producer of terribly efficient cybercrime tools

Germany is something of a strategic base for international cybercrime and money laundering. It has been known not only since the collapse of the former FinTech star Wirecard that Germany makes considerable contributions to the prosperity of the international cybercrime and scammer scene. Dozens of illegal German payment processors like B2G, TrustSecure, or StronIT are facilitating scams in plain sight of law enforcement. The German software company AnyDesk Software GmbH provides a highly efficient remote access software to empower fraudulent boiler room agents.
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August 4, 2020

Open Letter to AnyDesk – Producer of terribly efficient cybercrime tools

Germany is something of a strategic base for international cybercrime and money laundering. It has been known not only since the collapse of the former FinTech star Wirecard that Germany makes considerable contributions to the prosperity of the international cybercrime and scammer scene. Dozens of illegal German payment processors like B2G, TrustSecure, or StronIT are facilitating scams in plain sight of law enforcement. The German software company AnyDesk Software GmbH provides a highly efficient remote access software to empower fraudulent boiler room agents.
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Gal Barak and the Vienna Cybercrime TrialV
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August 2, 2020

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – The Political Implications of this landmark Court Case for the EU

The Vienna Cybercrime Trials against Gal Barak, the alleged Israeli principal of the cybercrime organization around E&G Bulgaria have a political dimension in several respects. Let us start with the light political dimension on Facebook. There we could not promote the last post about the Vienna Cybercrime Trials, because the article mentioned Barak's many political contacts. Therefore, Facebook classified the article as political election advertising and rejected the application. That's the more funny side of this case.
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August 2, 2020

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – The Political Implications of an important Court Case for the EU

The Vienna Cybercrime Trials against Gal Barak, the alleged Israeli principal of the cybercrime organization around E&G Bulgaria have a political dimension in several respects. Let us start with the light political dimension on Facebook. There we could not promote the last post about the Vienna Cybercrime Trials, because the article mentioned Barak's many political contacts. Therefore, Facebook classified the article as political election advertising and rejected the application. That's the more funny side of this case.
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