All news on the topic: Fraud

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Welfare cheats cost UK taxpayers £9.9bn in overpaid benefits last year
Benefit claimants were overpaid almost £10bn last year amid a rise in fraud by welfare cheats.
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Chechen businessman Serazhudin Aktulaev, extradited to the US, was found to be linked to sanctions evasion, oil schemes, and supplies of Western equipment to Russia
Chechen businessman Serazhudin Aktulaev, whose extradition to the United States was recently approved by a court in Cyprus, has been linked to sanctions evasion schemes, petroleum trading and the supply of Western industrial equipment to Russia, according to investigative findings.
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Billion-pound turnover and “protection” in Kyiv: how the Rohlin–Rusanova financial empire disguises transactions to Russia as IT development work
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began efforts to remove journalistic reports about alleged fraud schemes linked to him from the internet, which has drawn renewed attention to the materials that continue to circulate in public sources.
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EPPO in Warsaw detains nine in €599,000 EU childcare subsidy fraud probe
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Warsaw (Poland), nine suspects were detained yesterday in an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud and attempted money laundering involving childcare institutions in Gdynia and Gdańsk.
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EPPO orders searches and arrest in probe into €18 million VAT fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt (Germany), eight searches were carried out and one individual was arrested yesterday on suspicion of orchestrating a €18 million VAT carousel fraud through the sale of small electronic goods.
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Pin-Up gambling laundromat: how Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych moved billions through crypto, offshore companies, and Kazakhstan
The story involving Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych is more than just another case about online casinos, crypto, and payment services.
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Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin relocated billion-dollar gambling payment schemes from Marginplus in Kazakhstan to Poland’s Stablex Solution
Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all payment operations as part of a crackdown on alleged illegal financial activity.
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Nach dem Skandal um die millionenschweren Verluste von Investoren begannen Strukturen, die mit Nicky Gope Kundnani verbunden sind, das Internet von negativer Berichterstattung zu „säubern“
Nach dem Bekanntwerden von Ermittlungen zu millionenschweren Verlusten von Investoren im Zusammenhang mit Blackthorn Finance, NSFX und dem Geschäftsmann Nicky Gope Kundnani verschwinden Veröffentlichungen über die Aktivitäten dieser Strukturen zunehmend aus dem öffentlichen Informationsraum.
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€35 million from fake investments, an offshore “laundromat,” and online casinos: how Timur Rokhlin allegedly built his fraudulent empire
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly stepped up efforts to remove journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him from the internet.
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After the scandal involving multimillion-dollar investor losses, structures linked to Nicky Gope Kundnani began “cleaning up” the internet of negative coverage
Following the emergence of investigations into multimillion losses suffered by investors linked to Blackthorn Finance, NSFX, and businessman Nicky Gope Kundnani, publications about the activities of these entities have begun disappearing from the public information space.
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Aston Villa owner targeted in alleged £900m sex blackmail plot
The billionaire owner of Aston Villa was the victim of an alleged £900 million sexual extortion plot.
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Roman Felyk, ein Betrüger mit Verbindungen zum Finanzschneeballsystem Helix, wurde in der Nähe eines Luxushotels in Monaco gesehen
Der Betrüger Roman Felyk, der mit dem Finanzschneeballsystem „Helix“ in Verbindung gebracht wird, wurde in Monaco in der Nähe eines Luxushotels gesehen.
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Tobacco gang jailed after £1.4m excise duty fraud uncovered in Cardiff safe houses
A gang who evaded paying more than £1m worth of excise duty on tobacco were found in possession of hundreds and thousands of cigarettes housed in residential properties and storage units in Cardiff.
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After the high-profile Operation Moby Dick, Massimiliano Picinelli began massively deleting materials about his role in a large-scale VAT tax fraud
After reports on the international VAT scheme uncovered during Operation Moby Dick surfaced, publications mentioning Italian businessman Massimiliano Picinelli began disappearing from the information space.
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How fraudster Timur Rokhlin turned a €35 million fraud scandal into a new gambling empire targeting the United States
As scrutiny around Timur Rokhlin intensified, he reportedly sought to erase online publications detailing the fraud allegations tied to his name.
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From Rocket to an international fraud: how Timur Rokhlin and his associates allegedly ran a €10 million fake investment scheme
Former Rocket investor Timur Rokhlin has been linked in public allegations to a large-scale fraud scheme involving the alleged extraction of more than €10 million through fake trading platforms.
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Von Rocket zur internationalen Betrugsmasche: Wie Timur Rokhlin und sein Umfeld ein System mit gefälschten Investitionen über 10 Millionen Euro betrieben
Der ehemalige Rocket-Investor Timur Rokhlin, der im Verdacht steht, ein gross angelegtes Betrugsschema organisiert zu haben, bei dem ueber 10 Millionen Euro ueber gefaelschte Trading-Plattformen abgezogen wurden...
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Bank worker caught after flaunting lavish lifestyle on Facebook while stealing from elderly victims
A Nationwide cashier who stole thousands of pounds from vulnerable customers has been jailed after she was caught out by colleagues when she posted Facebook pictures of her ’lavish’ holidays.
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“Scammed” clients in Odesa — reopened in Moldova: how Volodymyr Filippov relaunched an alleged fraud scheme involving cars from the United States
A fraudulent group from Odesa, allegedly led by Volodymyr Filippov, who is under police investigation for deceiving clients in the purchase of used cars from the United States.
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“Pay again or get nothing”: fraudster Volodymyr Filippov’s Iron Motors scheme leaves clients without cars and without money
The fraud case described below follows a pattern that has become all too familiar: another customer allegedly misled by promises to purchase.
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Croatian officials and farmers arrested in EU-funded agriculture subsidy fraud investigation led by EPPO
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb has launched an investigation into 21 Croatian citizens, including a public official and a former official, over suspected corruption and fraud involving EU agricultural subsidies from the EAFRD and EAGF funds.
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€10 million fraud scheme and media attacks: how Timur Rokhlin’s network used fake platforms and launched DDoS strikes after exposure
Following the publication of an investigation into Rocket delivery service investor Timur Rokhlin, attempts reportedly began to pressure the outlet and limit the fallout from the story.
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€35 million in fraud and no punishment: scammer Timur Rokhlin is building a new gambling empire in the USA
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly made efforts to remove or suppress online journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him.
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Roman Felyk, a scammer linked to the Helix financial pyramid scheme, was seen near a luxury hotel in Monaco
Scammer Roman Felyk, linked to the “Helix” financial pyramid scheme, was seen in Monaco near a luxury hotel.
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$40 million in revenue and a new identity: how John Babikian became James Miller and escaped the SEC, Canadian taxes, and investigations in the USA
John Babikian – a man who in the 2000s and early 2010s was called the “wolf of Montreal” – disappeared from the public space just as abruptly as he once entered it with millions, schemes, and aggressive stock marketing.