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International investment-fraud call-center network

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A multi-country investment-fraud network built around 20 call centers and 700-plus impersonators scaled victim grooming into an industrialized criminal service. The operation generated more than €100 million per month, showing a high-volume fraud ecosystem rather than isolated scams. Its long-running footprint, active since at least 2021, and its use of pseudonyms and technical concealment helped it evade disruption.

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Dutch Police arrests and extradites suspects in international investment fraud scheme

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H score27 First: 16.07.2026 00:55 Last: 16.07.2026 00:55 Sources 1

How related: The Dutch Police announced the arrest of multiple individuals suspected of being part of an international investment fraud scheme estimated to have tens of thousands of victims.

About this happening: Dutch Police arrested multiple suspects in an international investment fraud scheme tied to tens of thousands of victims. The main suspect was arrested in Poland...

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  1. 16.07.2026 00:55 2 articles · 10h ago

    Dutch Police announce arrests tied to international investment-fraud network

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    The Dutch Police announced multiple arrests linked to an international investment-fraud network that has operated since at least 2021, ran 20 call centers across multiple countries, and used more than 700 people posing as financial advisers. Police said the main suspect, a 46-year-old Israeli-Polish national, was arrested in Poland on May 26 and extradited to the Netherlands, and that additional Dutch and Belgian nationals were arrested in Cyprus, Greece, and Belgium between July 7 and 10. Investigators linked at least 550 fraud reports and $28.6 million in reported losses to the organization, which may have affected tens of thousands of victims worldwide.

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