Background: Prosecution of Lee Elbaz In 2017, U.S. federal authorities detained Israeli national Lee Elbaz for her alleged involvement in…
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Role of PSPs in Broker Fraud Ecosystems Fraudulent online trading platforms would not have been able to flourish without the…
Overview: Tracing the Financial Facilitators of Investment Scams Scam-Or Project recently initiated a campaign aimed at identifying unregulated and unauthorized…
U.S. Federal Charges Target Illicit Crypto-Linked Financial Activities The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, in collaboration…
Mandates from Affected Investors In recent weeks, several hundred investors affected by fraudulent online brokerage platforms have issued legally valid…
The Complexity of Retrieving Lost Funds Scam-Or Project often receives requests from victims of online investment scams seeking help in…
Background: Enforcement Actions Prompt Relocation In February 2019, coordinated enforcement actions by EU authorities in Germany, Austria, and Bulgaria led…
Overview: How an International Fraud Scheme Operated in Plain Sight The fraudulent broker network led by Uwe Lenhoff and Gal…
Background and Launch of Coordinated Campaigns Following the arrest of Uwe Lenhoff, founder of Option888, in January 2019, the first…
Rising Attention to Cybercrime and Online Fraud In recent years, the issue of cyber-enabled financial fraud has gained growing attention…