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title: Europol and Eurojust: seven arrests and more than 100 servers seized in a strike on a Cyprus/Israel firm suspected of supplying fake trading platforms to scam call centres | ctxsec
url: https://ctxsec.com/items/europol-eurojust-investment-fraud-crime-as-a-service-100-servers-7-arrests-nov-3
description: "Led by the public prosecutor in Itzehoe, Germany, authorities in Albania, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Israel, Kosovo and North Macedonia searched 17 locations on Nov 3, seized more than 100 servers, evidence and assets, and arrested seven suspects for surrender or extradition to Germany. Investigators say the company ran a 'crime-as-a-service' model, supplying fraudulent investment websites to call centres in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia. Estimated losses exceed \u20ac4 million, with potential victims in more than 50 countries."
status: "official (Europol and Eurojust press releases, Nov 3)"
published: 2026-11-03
---

> Led by the public prosecutor in Itzehoe, Germany, authorities in Albania, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Israel, Kosovo and North Macedonia searched 17 locations on Nov 3, seized more than 100 servers, evidence and assets, and arrested seven suspects for surrender or extradition to Germany. Investigators say the company ran a 'crime-as-a-service' model, supplying fraudulent investment websites to call centres in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia. Estimated losses exceed €4 million, with potential victims in more than 50 countries.

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official (Europol and Eurojust press releases, Nov 3)

2026-11-03

### Europol and Eurojust: seven arrests and more than 100 servers seized in a strike on a Cyprus/Israel firm suspected of supplying fake trading platforms to scam call centres

- **How the scheme worked (Europol):** affiliate-marketing ads steered people to fake trading platforms; the personal data collected there was sold to call centres, whose 'brokers' showed fictitious profits to push larger transfers and stalled withdrawals until contact stopped.
- **Background:** the case began in 2022 with a German couple who couldn't withdraw their savings; earlier action days in 2022 and 2025 led investigators to the platform supplier.

Warning signs for anyone being pitched: an ad leading to a trading site, a 'broker' who calls you, a dashboard showing quick gains on a small deposit, and fees or delays when you try to withdraw.

Sources: [Europol: Investment scams with potential victims in at least 50 countries: over 100 servers seized (Nov 3)](https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/investment-scams-potential-victims-in-least-50-countries-over-100-servers-seized) · [Eurojust: International investment fraud scheme dismantled: seven arrests (Nov 3)](https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/international-investment-fraud-scheme-dismantled-seven-arrests)