The Collapse of a Fraud Empire: Infighting Among Binary Options Scammers
The Rise and Fall of Israel’s Binary Options Industry In 2016, Israeli investigative journalist Simona Weinglass shed light on the widespread binary options fraud in her…
The Rise and Fall of Israel’s Binary Options Industry In 2016, Israeli investigative journalist Simona Weinglass shed light on the widespread binary options fraud in her…
Ongoing Legal Battle for Extradition For more than six months, legal authorities in Austria and Bulgaria have been engaged in a jurisdictional tug-of-war over the extradition…
Background and Legal Developments The ongoing legal proceedings concerning the extradition of Gal Barak, an Israeli national accused of operating fraudulent investment schemes, continue to unfold.…
The 2019 Arrest of Uwe Lenhoff In January 2019, German citizen Uwe Lenhoff was taken into custody following an extensive investigation by authorities in Germany, Austria,…
The FinTech Sector’s Role in Supporting Fraud The importance of financial technology providers in enabling large-scale investment fraud has become increasingly evident. U.S. prosecutors have repeatedly…
Payment Processors as Enablers of Online Fraud The rise of cybercrime — especially fraudulent online brokers — has often depended on the cooperation of unregulated payment…
Rudolf Booker, Cheng Liem Li, and Gijs op de Weegh Leave the Company A significant leadership change has taken place at Payvision. The company’s original founders…
Dutch Journalists Uncover New Developments in the Payvision Story On May 1, 2020, the three original founders of Payvision — Rudolf Booker (45), Cheng Lim Li…
German Regulator Proposes Permanent Prohibition Amid Growing Fraud Concerns Investor complaints related to binary options fraud have surged across Germany in recent years. Unlicensed firms such…
Regulatory Crackdown: Binary Options Market Shut Down in the UK According to a report from the Financial Times, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has officially…