EFRI researches online fraud schemes and the third-party actors that enable or facilitate them, including payment service providers, banks, social media platforms and other intermediaries.
Analysis of fraudulent investment platforms, recovery scams, victim acquisition methods and cross-border fraud structures.
Research on payment flows, payment processors, banks, crypto entities.
Research on Social Media platforms, affiliates, advertising networks and other intermediaries.
A research note on the scale, structure and impact of online broker scam schemes in Europe.
Read here our report.
A report about how a Dutch licensed PI enabled and supported a transnational criminal organization for years. Read here the report.
Fraud does not operate on lies alone. It operates on accounts. On payment rails. On internal transfers. On outgoing wires. On institutions willing to
A leaked Commission draft for a so-called “Digital Omnibus” would undermine core GDPR protections under the guise of “simplification.” It would narrow the scope
Mercuryo’s SLAPP against EFRI As of 24 April 2023, the mercuryo group initiated a SLAPP – Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation – against EFRI
