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IRS monitor: $1 million phone scam ‘largest ever’
March 21st, 2014
If the phone rings and the caller says he represents the IRS, be suspicious. That’s the warning from federal authorities, who on Thursday said a nationwide phone scam has stolen $1 million from thousands of unsuspecting people. The impostor ...
Fraudulent online investment platform: five arrests of high-value targets
April 21st, 2023
Eurojust and Europol have supported a new coordinated action against a fraudulent online investment platform, which has so far cost at least 33 000 victims an estimated EUR 89 million. At the request of the German authorities, two action ...
Say’s law and the destruction of savings
April 2nd, 2021
This article explains the fundamental mistake behind Keynes’s General Theory, the vade mecum for all macro and mathematical economists today. It is no exaggeration to say that his casual rejection of Jean-Baptiste Say’s economic theories in his off-hand ...
Breaking: FCA bans the sale of crypto-derivatives to retail consumers
October 6th, 2020
The FCA has published final rules banning the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes (ETNs) that reference certain types of cryptoassets to retail consumers. The FCA considers these products to be ill-suited for retail consumers due to the ...
Germany puts ex-Audi CEO on trial over ‘dieselgate’
September 30th, 2020
Five years after “dieselgate” emissions cheating revelations rocked the car industry, ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler on Wednesday becomes the first top executive to stand trial in Germany. Stadler, 57, faces charges of “fraud, falsifying certifications and false advertising”, according ...
Big banks moved trillions despite knowing money was illegal; FinCEN
September 22nd, 2020
Leaked documents reveal major flaws in the global effort to curb money laundering. Major international banks are in hot waters again. Confidential documents leaked to journalists show that some of the biggest international banks continued to do business with corrupt ...
Cryptocurrency to get pan-European legal framework
August 24th, 2020
In the fall, the EU Commission is set to complete its work on digital finance, and the result will be a clear definition for cryptocurrency in European law. “Lack of legal certainty is often cited as the main barrier ...
The UK financial markets regulator bars Cyprus Investment Firms
June 4th, 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has issued a press release to inform that has taken action to stop four Cypriot investment firms from continuing to offer ...
INTERPOL launches awareness campaign on COVID-19 cyberthreats
May 25th, 2020
In response to the rapidly changing cybercrime landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic, the global law enforcement and cybersecurity communities have formed an alliance to protect the public. Harnessing the expertise of this alliance, INTERPOL has launched a global awareness ...
CySEC warns for individuals impersonating CySEC representatives
May 19th, 2020
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s (CySEC) has issued an announcement to inform that as a result of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s (CySEC) supervision programme, there is evidence of fraudulent representation of CySEC officers engaging with investment ...
