Police Seize 100 Servers in Investment Fraud Probe
Original title: Police Seize 100+ Servers After Four-Year Investment Fraud Probe
Europol estimates losses exceed €4m across 50 countries; seven suspects arrested.
Police seized 100 servers and shut scam websites in a four-year investment fraud operation. Victims lost funds to scam call centers after being lured by deceptive ads. Seven suspects were arrested and extradited to Germany.
- Operation involved Albania, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Israel, Kosovo, North Macedonia
- Losses estimated at over €4 million
- Four years in the making, starting 2022
- Arrests followed previous action days in 2022 and 2025
Impact: personal data shared with scammers leading to multimillion dollar losses
- Organizations
- EuropolGerman Itzehoe Public Prosecutor's Office
From the original article
2 min read at infosecurity-magazine.com
A German-led coalition of law enforcers has intensified efforts to strike at a €4m investment fraud scheme
By Phil Muncaster · infosecurity-magazine.com
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