Posts tagged as “Ulf Johannemann”

Fall from Grace – Former Freshfields lawyer arrested over German tax scam

By bluechipper on December 1, 2019

Until a few years ago, the large law firms were considered unassailable for authorities and courts. The respect or fear was too great. At least…

The Evil Corp – Russian cybercrime organization principals indicted in U.S. after multi-jurisdictional investigations
The Evil Corp – Russian cybercrime organization principals indicted in U.S. after multi-jurisdictional investigations
It's war time again and it's is once again a fight United States v. Russia. As so often in the past, this New Cold War is taking place in cyberspace. The Americans repeatedly claimed that the Russian state supports cybercrime against Western states and the USA and protects cybercrime. This is probably also true of Evil Corp and its Russian principals.
Former OneCoin Lawyer now heading FCA-regulated Moorwand allegedly involved in money laundering
Former OneCoin Lawyer now heading FCA-regulated Moorwand allegedly involved in money laundering
FinTelegram has often stressed that the large, global scams and investment fraud schemes would not be possible without the involvement of lawyers. It is these...
Founder of crypto startup Komodore64 arrested by Dutch police
Founder of crypto startup Komodore64 arrested by Dutch police
According to reports of internet news portals CoinTelegram and Sprout, the Dutch police have arrested the founder of blockchain game development startup Komodore64. The crypto...
U.S. Prosecutors charges 15 more perpetrators in the $140 mio Yukom binary options fraud scheme
U.S. Prosecutors charges 15 more perpetrators in the $140 mio Yukom binary options fraud scheme
Fifteen individuals, including two former company owners, were charged in a superseding indictment unsealed on Nov 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. They...
CFTC filed enforcement action against binary options and crypto scheme Circle Society and its operators
CFTC filed enforcement action against binary options and crypto scheme Circle Society and its operators
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a civil enforcement action charging David Gilbert Saffron of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Circle...

Why it is so important to expose the operators of scam-facilitating payment services providers and boiler rooms
Why it is so important to expose the operators of scam-facilitating payment services providers and boiler rooms
For many victims but also for lawyers and authorities, the perpetrators behind the borker scams are the operators of the respective website and domain. This is a wrong view or at least just part of the big picture. As a matter of fact, it's a scam triangle with three major players - domain & website owner, boiler rooms, and payment services providers (PSP).
KontoFX Broker Scam – EFRI requests Bank of Lithuania for compliance audit of International Fintech UAB
KontoFX Broker Scam – EFRI requests Bank of Lithuania for compliance audit of International Fintech UAB
The team of the European Funds Recovery Initiative (EFRI) co-founded by FinTelegram, together with its lawyers, has decided that in future financial service providers involved in scams will be reported to the respective financial market supervisory authority. The fact is that fintech start-ups, in particular, are making themselves easily available as payment service providers (PSP) for scams without major hurdles.
Open Letter: We are against the lifting of the CVM for Bulgaria!
Open Letter: We are against the lifting of the CVM for Bulgaria!
As of October 22, the European Commission (EC) issued its annual report on the progress made by Bulgaria and Romania in its justice reform and...
EFRI launches EU Petition to fight Cybercrime and Investment Scams
EFRI launches EU Petition to fight Cybercrime and Investment Scams
The European Funds Recovery Initiative (www.EFRI.io) was launched in January 2019 as a cooperation between media, accountants, and lawyers with the target to fight scammers...
EFRI Campaign – NRGbinary, ICoption, TitanTrade and Guy Galboiz
EFRI Campaign – NRGbinary, ICoption, TitanTrade and Guy Galboiz
FinTelegram has learned in recent days from several victims of the binary options schemes NRGbinary, ICoption, or TitanTrade that they have filed charges with the...