Ukraine’s Cyber Police said an international operation uncovered a network of fraudulent call centers accused of defrauding 135 German citizens of more than €4.3 million.
Ukrainian law enforcement arrested four suspects in a cryptocurrency investment scam investigation involving reported losses of more than €4.3 million.
An international operation supported by Europol and Eurojust seized more than 100 servers and searched 17 locations in an investment-fraud investigation. Seven suspects were arrested with a view to extradition to Germany. Investigators estimate losses exceed EUR 4 million and report potential victims in more than 50 countries.
A defendant extradited from Germany appeared in Miami federal court on conspiracy, mail-fraud and wire-fraud charges. The Justice Department says an indictment alleges a psychic-themed mailing scheme collected more than $4 million from thousands of U.S. victims between 2016 and 2020.