Authorities from Germany and Switzerland, together with Eurojust and Europol, took down a cryptocurrency mixing service suspected of being used by criminals to launder proceeds from various criminal activities, such as drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, online fraud and other cybercrimes. During...

A large-scale and global operation against massive credit card fraud, coordinated this week by Eurojust, has led to the arrest of 18 suspects. The alleged perpetrators are suspected of setting up an intricate scheme of fake online subscriptions to dating, pornography and streaming services, among...

French, Bulgarian, Spanish, and Romanian authorities have halted a criminal group that set up an intricate match-fixing system for tennis matches. The group ensured large profits for their clients by arranging the winners of the matches between 2018 and 2024. During an action day, authorities...

A criminal network that has been massively defrauding victims in Austria and Latvia through a range of online and phone scams, such as fake sales via websites and WhatsApp fraud, has been dismantled with the support of Eurojust and Europol. In a recent coordinated action involving the authorities in...

At the request of the Spanish and Portuguese authorities, Eurojust has coordinated a major operation across Europe to halt an elaborate investment fraud with cryptocurrencies. During an action day, five suspects were arrested, including the alleged main perpetrator behind the scam. Via an online...

Authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom have taken concerted action to block criminals who illegally withdrew cash from automated teller machines (ATMs) on a large scale. By using specialised computer programs and devices, the Romanian criminal network managed to steal an estimated EUR 580 000...

Following a successful major operation in November 2024 to uncover fake paintings, Eurojust has supported the Italian authorities with a new action to retrieve over one hundred false artworks worldwide. In this recent operation, 104 forged paintings of Picasso, Edvard Munch and Paul Klee were seized...

A criminal group hacked into trusted online shop accounts to defraud customers of over EUR 400 000 by selling goods that would never arrive. The criminals were able to take over 405 seller accounts. Authorities from Romania and Germany worked together with Eurojust to take down the criminal group.

Eurojust has supported the authorities in Romania and the Republic of Moldova in a coordinated operation, carried out today, against the concealment and laundering of the proceeds of phishing fraud. During a joint action day, 44 locations were searched in both countries. A group of suspects has been...

A major, long-term fraud involving fake lottery winnings has been dismantled at the request of the German authorities, with the support of Eurojust and Europol. During an action day in Austria, Czechia, Greece and Slovakia, three suspects were arrested. The fraud had been ongoing for at least 10...