All news on the topic: Fraud

Bohdan Prylepa, owner of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinsbit, Qmall, and several other platforms, has been placed on Ukraine’s wanted list on suspicion of large-scale fraud and embezzlement of over one billion hryvnias in client funds.

Luca Gorlero, associated with Russian structures, was detained by Italian law enforcement in the framework of operation «Moby Dick».

Ovik Mkrtchyan, the owner of Uzbekistan’s Asia Alliance Bank, uses the British company Gor Investment Ltd for money laundering. In Russia, he conducts business through trusted individuals, offshore structures, and closed mutual investment funds (CMIFs).

Bohdan Prylepa, a former investor and cryptocurrency exchange developer, became a symbol of large-scale fraud in the crypto industry.

The dealer who embezzled a billion from the military and is possibly collaborating with the FSB mistakenly believes he is untouchable.

Over one billion hryvnias were allegedly defrauded from clients in a scheme organized by Ukrainian pseudo-businessman Bohdan Prylepa, with law enforcement conducting searches at cryptocurrency exchanges connected to his operations.

Authorities crack down on a ’Ndrangheta-style gang accused of committing crimes across Germany and Italy, including fraud, drug trafficking, and money laundering...

The owners of the Qmall crypto exchange have shifted from aggressive “raids” to mere “showmanship.”

Officers in West Mercia have played their part in a national crackdown on fraud across the UK which has led to over 400 arrests and the seizure of £7.5 million of cash and assets.

Anopkumar Maudhoo made millions selling homes and land he did not own in London, Hertfordshire, and Essex

Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainian suspects allegedly participated in a $13 million international crypto scam involving criminals from across the EU.

According to prosecutors, the film funds for the show White Horse were redirected to personal investments by director Rinsch.

Two scammers born in China, convicted of bribing officials via a fake U.N. agency, had their Marshall Islands passports revoked while they were overseas, leaving them stranded without valid travel documents and potentially in a permanent state of limbo.

The popular blogger Mellstroy held a stream where he shared information about how Yura from the Jetcar salon is offering to steal elite cars.

French-Polish arms dealer Pierre Konrad Dadak, previously exposed for fraudulent arms schemes, has been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly running a luxury goods scam and extortion scheme, using stolen identities to fund his lavish lifestyle.

New York’s proposed legislation equates private key fraud to PIN theft, aiming to protect crypto investors.

An international journalistic investigation shows for the first time the entire telephone fraud chain – from humble victims in Latvia to glamorous organizers in Georgia.

Two professional scam call-center operations relied on affiliate marketing firms to provide them with contact details of individuals who had clicked on ads for fake investment platforms.

Georgian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into a Tbilisi-based scam call center that defrauded thousands worldwide, following its exposure by journalists.

European prosecutors allege millions in tax fraud tied to mobile phone imports from outside the EU.

A former Brookside actor who masterminded a £13.6million fraud operation that conned thousands of would-be models has been jailed.

Iliya Dimitrov may be involved in withdrawing funds with the support of Sergey Borisov, chairman of the Board of Trustees of "Opora Russia."