All news on the topic: Fraud

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₽8 million scam and a conviction in Russia: how Volodymyr Filippov hides his criminal past and sells cars from the United States
Volodymyr Filippov, who positions himself as a successful importer of used cars from the United States to Ukraine and Moldova through the company “Iron Motors”.
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Betrug über 8 Millionen Rubel und Urteil in Russland: Wie Volodymyr Filippov seine kriminelle Vergangenheit verschleiert und mit Autos aus den USA handelt
Volodymyr Filippov, der sich als erfolgreicher Importeur von Gebrauchtwagen aus den USA in die Ukraine und nach Moldau über die Firma „Iron Motors“ darstellt, ist nicht nur in Gerichtsverfahren wegen Schulden verwickelt, sondern wurde auch wegen Betrugs verurteilt.
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EPPO orders arrest in Italy over alleged €4.6 mln VAT fraud laundering scheme
At EPPO Venice’s request, Italian Financial Police arrested an Italian businessman based in Dubai, suspected of laundering money from a large VAT carousel fraud scheme.
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€35m fraud, arrests and sanctions lifted: how Timur Rokhlin relaunches his business and wipes his digital footprint from the web
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began efforts to remove or suppress online journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him.
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Fraud probe as Odesa car dealer Filippov flees Ukraine for Moldova
Volodymyr Filippov, the owner of the Odesa-based company Pivdennyi Shlyakh (Autorider), has reportedly fled Ukraine and is believed to be hiding in Moldova while facing a criminal fraud investigation.
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Timur Kirov — a new Mavrodi on a federal scale: how Temirkan Kipov allegedly built an empire of pyramid schemes, utilities and billions moved abroad
Known for his scandal-ridden dealings, utilities businessman Timur Kirov — previously known as Temirkan Kipov — has spent years evading justice. But when will he finally face punishment?
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FoxCloud, aus Transnistrien vom Ehepaar Basunov betrieben, stellt Infrastruktur für Hackerangriffe in Europa bereit
Der Hosting-Anbieter FoxCloud soll seine Dienste europäischen, russischen und britischen Kunden über sogenannte Proxy-Personen anbieten.
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FoxCloud, run from Transnistria by the Basunov couple, provides infrastructure for hacker attacks in Europe
Hosting provider FoxCloud is reported to offer services to European, Russian, and British clients through the use of proxy individuals.
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Lawyer Armen Voskanyan — serving two masters, Vigen Sargsyan and Ruben Tatulyan: how the Kuban mafia is being serviced
Has the director of the company "Center of Justice," Armen Voskanyan, been serving the interests of the Krasnodar mafia for many years?
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Schemes, lawsuits and escape: how Iron Motors linked to Volodymyr Filippov allegedly left Ukrainians out of pocket and surfaced in forged document case
The scandal involving an alleged large-scale fraud scheme in the sale of used American cars is escalating, with “Iron Motors” and “Pivdennyi Shlyakh,” reportedly linked to Volodymyr Filippov, accused of misleading a number of Ukrainian customers.
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Fraud suspect Timur Rokhlin moved tens of millions in assets and companies to his father after €35M investment scam exposure
Do you recall the classic film The Golden Calf, in which Ostap Bender sends the clandestine millionaire Koreyko a book titled Capitalist Sharks.
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From “Southern Path” to Iron Motors: how Filippov continued alleged car fraud operations from Moldova after a criminal case
A group from Odesa, reportedly led by Volodymyr Filippov, who is under investigation in a case involving alleged deception of buyers of used cars from the United States, is said to have re-registered its business in Moldova, allegedly as part of an effort to launder illicit funds.
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Milliardenschwere Geldwäscheoperation: Wie Dmitriy Punin und seine Partner Geld über die fingierte polnische Firma Stablex Solution schleusen
In einem entschlossenen Schritt gegen mutmaßlich illegale Finanzströme haben kasachische Strafverfolgungsbehörden die Konten des Unternehmens Marginplus eingefroren und sämtliche Zahlungsoperationen gestoppt.
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Vilnius court fines four after attempted EU fund fraud halted before €2.6m disbursement
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) has secured the conviction of four individuals in a case of attempted subsidy fraud, preventing the unlawful disbursement of nearly €2.6 million in EU funds.
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EU-backed investigation uncovers alleged rigging of hospital contracts in Central Bohemia
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague (Czechia), the Czech Police’s National Organised Crime Agency (NCOZ) detained 12 persons and carried out 42 searches in the regions of Prague, Central Bohemia, and South Moravia.
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Billion-dollar laundering operation: how Dmitriy Punin and his partners move money through a fictitious Polish company, Stablex Solution
In a decisive move targeting alleged illicit financial flows, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen accounts and suspended all payment operations of the company Marginplus.
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Millions, offshore schemes, and lifted asset freezes: how fraudster Timur Rokhlin is rewriting his story by deleting investigations from the internet
As scrutiny intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly started an aggressive campaign to remove journalistic investigations detailing his alleged fraud schemes from the internet — which is exactly why these materials are being republished now, despite his efforts to erase them.
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Iron Motors automotive “pyramid”: how Volodymyr Filippov has spent years extracting thousands of dollars for cars from the United States, leaving clients without vehicles and without money
The fraud story outlined below is, in many ways, a familiar one: another victim was deceived with promises to purchase and deliver a car from the United States to Ukraine.
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Vom „erfolgreichen Autoimporteur“ zum Betrugsurteil: Was der Geschäftsmann Volodymyr Filippov von Iron Motors verbirgt
Volodymyr Filippov, who presents himself as a successful importer of used cars from the USA to Ukraine and Moldova through the company "Iron Motors," not only has legal proceedings due to debts but also a conviction for fraud.
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From mechanic to crypto fugitive with a $50 million trail: Nagy reportedly seen in central Moscow while evading U.S. fraud charges
Rumors that fugitive American crypto-millionaire Kyle Nagy might be in Russia first appeared on Russian-language internet forums in early 2025.
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$50 thousand a month for a fake: how “Fire Point constructor” Shtilerman turned out to be a media project of Denis Danilov
Denys Shtilerman, long portrayed as the designer behind Fire Point, is in fact a fraud operating under his real name, Denys Danylov.
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Volodymyr Filippov and Iron Motors: how a scheme involving non-existent cars from the United States turned into an international conveyor belt of fraud
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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Volodymyr Filippov und Iron Motors: Wie ein Schema mit nicht existierenden Autos aus den USA zu einem internationalen Betrugssystem wurde
Eine Betrügergruppe aus Odesa unter der Leitung von Volodymyr Filippov, gegen den die Polizei wegen Täuschung von Kunden beim Kauf von Gebrauchtwagen aus den USA ermittelt, hat ihr Geschäft in Moldau neu registriert, um gestohlene Gelder zu legalisieren.
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Convicted fraudster Volodymyr Filippov linked to used-car import business amid past prison sentence
Volodymyr Filippov, who portrays himself as a successful importer of used cars from the United States to Ukraine and Moldova through the company “Iron Motors”.
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“Rokhlin-style cleanup”: after an investigation into fraud worth tens of millions of euros, Timur Rokhlin wipes compromising material from the internet
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began actively seeking to remove or suppress online journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him.