Quote:U zajedničkoj akciji organa Srbije sa istražnim organima Nemačke i Kipra razbijen je međunarodni lanac internet prevara putem kol centara koji pozivaju na investiranje u kripto valute, izjavio je ministar unutrašnjih poslova Srbije Ivica Dačić, saopštilo je 24. oktobra ministarstvo.
Dačić je rekao da je u Beogradu pronađen nelegalni kol centar u kome je zatečeno više desetina zaposlenih, "za koje su u toku provere da li su učestvovali u prevarnim radnjama."

Kako je saopštilo Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova (MUP) Srbije, Dačić je naveo da je, prema navodima u zvaničnom saopštenju Evropola (EUROPOL), za sada identifikovano oko 120 žrtava koje su izgubile oko 12 miliona evra.

"Međutim, dalje procene nemačkih istražitelja pokazuju da je mnogo više žrtava širom sveta, a da je prevara iznosila najmanje 300 miliona evra", rekao je Dačić.

Prema njegovim rečima, kao rezultat ove istrage, identifikovan je veći broj osumnjičenih, uključujući i glavnog počinioca sa Kipra, koji je sada uhapšen.

Dačić je rekao da su tokom akcije, prilikom pretresa, pronađeni materijalni dokazi za vođenje krivičnog postupka i dalje procesuiranje osumnjičenih lica od strane nemačkih istražnih organa.

Quote:A large-scale online investment scam has been dismantled with support of Eurojust. The perpetrators allegedly ran a fraud scheme that used fake investment platforms to deprive victims of at least EUR 300 million. At the request of the German authorities in Saxony, yesterday one suspect was arrested in Cyprus in a coordinated action. Eurojust assisted the German and Serbian authorities in setting up joint investigation team (JIT) into the case.

The General Public Prosecution Office of Dresden and the Police Directorate of Chemnitz started investigations in June 2020, following complaints from online investors. They had been lured to professionally designed websites, promising high returns on low investments. Victims only received a maximum of 3% of their initial investment, if any money was returned at all. Through the websites, the perpetrators managed to gain access to personal data and bank account details, creating fake customer accounts to lend credibility to the scheme.

To date, around 120 German victims are known, who have lost approximately EUR 12 million. However, further assessments by German investigators indicate that there are many more victims worldwide, with the fraud totaling at least EUR 300 million. It could even be as high as EUR 500 million. As result of these investigations, a number of suspects have been identified, including the one alleged main perpetrator, who has now been arrested. Investigations into the fraud are ongoing.