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December 15, 2023

Vladislav ‘Vlad’ Kogan: The Elusive Money Launderer Facing Law Enforcement Heat in Australia and Europe!

In the tangled web of global cybercrime, Vladislav "Vlad" Kogan, a Russian-born Australian, is a key player in a multimillion-dollar laundering saga. According to criminal files from the Gal Barak and Uwe Lenhoff cybercrime case, Kogan facilitated the laundering of hundreds of millions through his Czech-based company, Xtrabit s.r.o., for numerous scams. While European courts and defrauded victims demand restitution, Kogan faces legal battles in Australia, with assets frozen since 2019.

January 17, 2022

Exposed! FCA-regulated MoneyNetInt involved in big-style money-laundering!

The trial against the ringleaders of the cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria is currently underway in Munich, Germany. Gal Barak was already sentenced to four years in jail in Vienna in Sept 2020. Almost unnoticed, the preparation of charges against several ringleaders of the cybercrime organization around the late Uwe Lenhoff and the Veltyco Group is currently underway in Saarbrücken. Criminal records show that MoneyNetInt was massively involved in Lenhoff's money laundering.

December 3, 2021

Whistleblower campaign – Law enforcement and lawyers on the search for Vladislav Kogan

Vladislav Kogan was born in March 1973 in Krasnodar, Russia, and later emigrated to Australia. These are the dates in the criminal file. Kogan was the operator of the Czech and scam facilitators payment processor Xtrabit s.r.o. Which, among other things, supported the cybercrime organizations of Gal Barak and Uwe Lenhoff. FinTelegram reported on this, and Kogan sued for defamation and lost. He would have to pay the legal costs, but our lawyers cannot find him. He disappeared! Let us know his whereabouts.

April 9, 2021

Wanted for restitution payments – Payment processor XTrabit and Vlad Kogan

For FinTelegram readers, it is certainly no secret that we are hunting scam-supporting payment processors. These payment processors are even worse than the scams themselves. Scams come and go while payment processors stay and support new scams all the time. They know the scammers and where the money goes. They facilitate these scammers in defrauding ever-new victims. One of these evil payment processors is Russian-born Australian Vladislav "Vlad" Kogan. He has laundered hundreds of millions for dozens of scams with his Czech registered Xtrabit s.r.o.

March 22, 2021

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – Payments, Payvision, and about not being a Chief Financial Officer

Today was day #3 of the Vienna Cybercrime Trials in the case of Marina Barak. Last week, her lawyer, Norbert Wess, had announced that his client would not answer any questions. Apparently, the statements of the law enforcement agent, who provided his testimony today, caused her "I am silent" attitude to change. Marina Barak was then again available for questioning by the court and the prosecutor. Today's focus was all about the financial processes, the payment processors, and the money-laundering of the cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria.

May 14, 2020

The EFRI Mission – Involving Regulators and Prosecutors to Recover Funds for Defrauded Investors

The European Funds Recovery Initiative (EFRI), co-founded by FinTelegram, is specialized in the recovery of funds of investors who have been defrauded by investment scams. Furthermore, EFRI sees itself as an advocate for investors and investor protection. Currently, EFRI has been granted a Power of Attorney by more than 800 victims which have been defrauded of more than EUR 34 million. The approach applied by EFRI differs in several aspects from the activities of lawyers and other organizations in the recovery business. Also because EFRI is organized as an initiative and association of victims.

May 9, 2019

Pay Finder Ltd – Mission to Create Illegal Payment Services Provider

FinTelegram and EFRI have put a special focus on payment services providers (PSP) facilitating investment fraud via broker scams. As a matter of fact, the..

April 15, 2019

Payment Services Provider MoneyNetInt Involved in “Lenhoff-Barak” Scheme

The FinTelegram research team is systematically screening the market for Payment Services Providers (PSP) that support illegal broker schemes. Without the deliberate or negligent involvement..

March 27, 2019

XTraderFX Fraud Scheme Or How To Ride A Cannonball

Baron Munchausen is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book Baron Munchausen’s Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia. The..

March 21, 2019

EFRI Launch Campaign To Address Payments Services Providers Responsibility In Illegal Broker Schemes

Defrauding investors would hardly be possible without the willful or at least grossly negligent involvement of payment service providers (PSP). Through these PSPs, the operators..

March 13, 2019

EFRI Campaigns Go Against Illegal Payment Services Providers

Illegal broker schemes would not have been conceivable without willingly participating payment services providers (PSP). FinTelegram already pointed out this fact several times unnoticed. Especially..

March 11, 2019

Focus Payment Services – Czech Xtrabit And Vladislav Kogan

Illegal broker and scam schemes require enabling payment service providers (PSPs). Without collaborating PSPs these scams could not rip off customers. Therefore, the scam artists..

Mastercard Bets Big on Stablecoins: Pioneering the Next Wave of Digital Payments and Outpacing Rivals

Mastercard is positioning itself as a leader in bridging traditional finance with digital assets through a comprehensive stablecoin strategy. By developing end-to-end infrastructure and forging key partnerships, the company aims to make stablecoins as usable as fiat currency for consumers and merchants – a move with significant implications for global payments.

EXPLOSIVE REVELATIONS: 20Bet’s GERMAN GAMBLING EMPIRE – AND REVOLUT’S SHADOWY ROLE IN ILLEGAL PAYMENT PIPELINE

The cyberfinance rating agency RatEx42 just published an explosive report. A toxic web of regulatory violations, money laundering risks, and consumer exploitation has been exposed in Germany’s underground gambling scene – with 20Bet at its core and Revolut allegedly fueling its operations. Fresh evidence suggests a brazen disregard for EU gambling laws, AML protocols, and Germany’s strict GlüStV regulations45.

Exposed: The “New World Order” – and the Strange Role of WEC and René Benko!

The term "New World Order" (NWO) has long sent shivers down the spine of democracy's true believers. At its heart lies the fear that a global cabal of unelected billionaires, technocrats, and corporate overlords are quietly shaping a future ruled by control, surveillance, and centralized wealth. Today, this so-called NWO isn’t some fringe theory anymore.

Unmasking the Global Puppet Masters: Why X Influencers and Media Firebrands Are Raging Against the WHO and Bill Gates!

Hold onto your seats, because the internet is ablaze with fury, and the targets are none other than the WHO and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates! Influential voices on X and across social media platforms are leading a digital revolt, accusing these global giants of sinister plots that threaten humanity itself. Around conspiracy kingpin Alex Jones.

World Health Organization’s Financial Situation Post-U.S. Withdrawal Under Trump Administration

The WHO, a specialized agency of the United Nations, has been a cornerstone of global health governance since its founding in 1948. The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO, initiated by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, has significantly disrupted the organization’s financial stability, given the U.S.’s historical role as its largest donor.