Fraudsters bleed in MV: Almost 100,000 euros lost in crypto!

Fraudsters bleed in MV: Almost 100,000 euros lost in crypto!

Anklam, Deutschland - A scandal that makes some Cologne naked hair set up: more and more people fall in fraudulent investments in cryptocurrencies. So it was a 63-year-old man from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, who lost almost 100,000 euros through a cleverly staged fraud. Stern reported that the man was lured into the case by an advertisement on the Internet. He transfer a total of 94,000 euros to foreign accounts, convinced of the supposed possibility to invest profitably in an internet platform for digital currency businesses.

only when his bank asked several times whether the transfers were correct did the man became skeptical. These questions should turn out to be a wise advice: he filed a complaint with the police in Anklam, who has now started the investigation. Unfortunately, such cases are apparently not an isolated case. According to Tagesschau , new victims are to be complained about every day, and the global damage due to crypto fraud now amounts to around 70 billion euros.

The dark side of digital change

How does such brazen scam come about? Often the perpetrators have become sacrificed, for example as so -called "cybers slaves", which are captured under cruel conditions in fraud centers in countries with weak state surveillance. Interpol general secretary Jürgen Stock warns of these systematic attacks and the increasing use of artificial intelligence in fraud cases, while the terms such as "Pig Butchering" are increasingly urging these machinations into public awareness.

The history of Munich businessman Peter shows how naive you can become in the digital world. He was betrayed on a dating platform when the fraudulent Annie Weihmachen was in Munich and made high profits with crypto systems. Unfortunately, he lost several thousand euros on manipulated crypto platforms. Investigations in Germany are difficult because the perpetrators often operate abroad. In response to these threats, the Bavarian Ministry of Justice has made an agreement with Interpol for international cooperation.

regulation and international cooperation in focus

However, the problems do not stop at the German borders. According to law firm Herfurtner requires the growing importance of digital assets a comprehensive regulation and surveillance. The global market for crypto assets was estimated at more than $ 2 trillion in 2022, and it is absolutely necessary to create a clear legal framework to combat money laundering, tax evasion and fraud.

authorities such as BaFin in Germany have already introduced guidelines for regulating cryptocurrencies, but there are challenges. With the rapid innovation rate and the decentralization of digital currencies, international collaborations are essential to pursue crypto crime. Organizations such as Interpol and Europol play a key role. Coordinated, international combating cybercrime is essential to strengthen trust in digital currencies and prevent future fraud.