On January 29, 2018, Ralph Hamers, the CEO of ING Groep NV, one of Europe’s largest banks, proudly announced a significant move to enhance its presence in omnichannel payment services. ING had successfully reached an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Payvision, a Dutch Payment Service Provider. The acquisition
The Pursuit of Justice for Victims of Payvision/ING Since 2019, the European Fund for Retail Investors (EFRI) has championed the cause of over 300 victims, seeking reimbursements from PAYVISION, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ING, one of Europe’s leading banks. PAYVISION, akin to WIRECARD, facilitated numerous cyber trading platforms, acting as
Cybercrime has become a threat to our society! Recent data reveals an alarming rise in cybercrime, posing a significant threat to our global society. A comprehensive study conducted by the renowned digital industry association Bitkom, underscores the gravity of the situation. It indicates that cyberattacks, often linked to organized crime
The only purpose of doing scams is to get hold of victims’ money. With the “Follow the Money” approach becoming a well-known investigation tool for the prosecutors, opaqueness, and complexity in structuring the money flow from the victims to the scammers are critical for cybercriminals. The more opaque and
The cooperation of Payvision B.V., a Dutch supervised Payment Service provider, with the cybercriminals Gal Barak, Uwe Lenhoff, and his accomplices (Gery Shalon, Vlad Smirnov, and others) began in 2013. The cooperation ended at the end of January 2019 with the arrest of Gal Barak and Uwe Lenhoff. When reading
Mercuryo´s SLAPP against EFRI As of 24 April 2023 the mercuryo group initiated a SLAPP – Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation – against EFRI and its board members for defamation reasons. The Austrian lawyer BINDER GRÖSSWANG represented them in court. The request for a preliminary injunction related to a table
Letters sent out with a strictly confidential clause always tend to be interesting for many more people than the addressees. Last night, some Barak and Lenhoff victims represented by EFRI presumably received a refund offer from ING! As there are thousands of ING victims out there (a total of more
The criminal organization around Gal and Marina Barak, Uwe Lenhoff, Gery Shalon, Vlad Smirnov and their service providers (call centers, marketing affiliates, payment service providers) defrauded tens of thousands of innocent retail investors with their fraudulent websites (optionstarsglobal, xtraderfx, safemarkets, cryptopoint, goldenmarkets, zoomtrader, option888, xmarkets, tradovest, tradeinvest90) during the years
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As there is no central register for criminal charges brought against scammers in Europe and it gets really burdensome to remain updated, we will try to summarize our knowledge about the criminal trials and criminal proceedings ongoing here. TradeSolid, SolidCFD, IntegraOption, FXIntegra, TechOption, GetFinancial, ProCapitalMarkets, GainFinTech, MyCoinBanking, AccepTrade, ProfitsTrade, CoinsBanking
EFRI is the abbreviation for European Funds Recovery Initiative. The legal entity behind this Initiative is a not-for-profit organisation (EFRI-Association) registered in Vienna, Austria. Here you can read the statutes of the not-for-profit organization. Read More
