Bulgaria - a money-laundering hub

BULGARIA – An EU Scam and Money Laundering Hub

Gal and Marina BARAK’s Bulgarian money-laundering organization On 1 September 2020, the now infamous Wolf of Sofia, Israeli citizen Gal Barak, was found guilty of serious fraud and money laundering. Barak was identified as one of the beneficial owners of a cybercrime organisation, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. 46 shell companies with

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EBA steps up with anti money laundering

EU steps up in anti-money laundering!

The money laundering scandals of recent years in the European Union have shown that the European Union’s banking sector, particularly, remains highly vulnerable to cross-border money laundering. Some late scandals like the #Wirecard scandal in Germany and the #Kobenhavn Andelskasse scandal or the Danske Bank scandal in Denmark made the

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EFRI´s letter to the FATF

EFRI`s LETTER TO THE FATF!

As you read this blog post, the #Wirecard tsunami sweeps over Germany and destroys the reputation of the capital market and its institutions. The responsible authorities (mainly #BAFIN) and involved companies (especially EY Germany) are blaming each other and are trying to overcome the issue. The frightening truth is that Germany

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funds recovery from the enablers

We address scam enablers for refunds for victims

Our Approach EFRI identifies the enablers of the scams and asks them for refunds! We organize the fund recovery process more like a membership model. We set up separate social media groups for victims of the different scams and guide the victims on how to approach relevant authorities.   All

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