All news on the topic: Investment Fraud

Criminals are using artificial intelligence to increase their “attack rate” on UK victims, with investment fraud and romance scams hitting record levels in the first half of the year.

Seven different types of cybercrime and fraud increased in prevalence in the North-East over the summer, according to data from the North East Regional Economic Crime Coordination Centre (RECCC).

Citizens Advice has found that over seven million adults in the UK have been affected by a scam in the past year, with 20% of them experiencing significant financial loss.

An executive who allegedly played a key role in one of Asia’s biggest crime organizations — which was hit with U.S. and U.K. sanctions this week — purchased at least 29 prestige properties in Dubai, while his wife bought five luxury flats in London, real estate data shows.

Chen Zhi, founder and Chairman of Prince Holding Group, has been indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges.

Will the UK sell 61,000 BTC, or pay victims the gains?

Coordinated raids in Cyprus, Albania, and Israel target a group accused of scamming over 100 victims using a fake trading platform. The network employed fraudulent charts and pressure tactics to steal millions from investors across Europe.

A large cybercrime crackdown across seven African countries has revealed thousands of victims and resulted in hundreds of arrests.