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Dutch Police Seize Hiddent Market Place Utopia

admin — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 02:25:26 +0000

pcworld.com reported that the Dutch National Police seized the hidden market place Utopia, which was used to sell illegal goods, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service said Tuesday.

Public Prosecution Service spokesman Wim de Bruin declined to say how the hidden site was seized and if anybody was arrested. “We will share more information later this week,” he said, adding that the prosecution service wouldn’t give more information pending the investigation. Read Article

U.K.: Smokers turn to counterfeit tobacco smuggled from eastern European countries

moe — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:03:37 +0000

According to Charter97.org UK smokers, fed up with constant price rises, are turning to smuggled and counterfeit tobacco in greater numbers than ever before, according to research. The number of cigarettes smoked in the UK that have not had duty paid on them leapt nearly two-thirds in 2012, according to a report by KPMG on behalf of Philip Morris International, the tobacco company. Read Article

Belgium: 17-year-old teen arrested in Brussels with counterfeit medical certificates, euros

moe — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:39:56 +0000

As reported by Rtbf.be a17-year-old boy was found Tuesday in Ixelles with the possession of 49 fake medical certificates and a sum of 450 euros in counterfeit bills, prosecutors said Thursday in Brussels. The young man was already known to files and counterfeit currency was made available to the public prosecutor. Read Article

Husband & wife fall victim to car rental scam during vacation in Germany

moe — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:06:09 +0000

As reported by Azstarnet.com, my husband and I rented a car from Hertz in Munich last summer. The rental process was incredibly time-consuming, and after 45 minutes at the rental desk a five-minute walk to the garage and then another 30-minute wait in the garage, we received our vehicle. Read Article

Italy: Thousands of counterfeit jewelry pieces seized at Piedmont stores

moe — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:13:30 +0000

According to Ansa.it Italian finance police in the Piedmont city of Turin confiscated 222,000 counterfeit items in two centrally-located, Chinese-owned jewelry shops on Friday. Read Article

Europol: International credit card fraud network busted in Romania

moe — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:19:29 +0000

As reported by Computerworld.com the organized crime group stole credit and debit card details and PIN codes by manipulating point-of-sale (POS) terminals in big shopping centers across Europe using sophisticated methods, the European law enforcement agency said Thursday in a press release. Read Article

Germany: Bulgarian fake IDs ring busted in Berlin

moe — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:49:18 +0000

According to Express.co.uk, Germany’s elite GSG 9 anti-terrorist unit has smashed a multimillion pound Bulgarian counterfeiting ring making high quality copies of passports, driving licenses and identity cards for western European nations. Read Article

Valletta: Malta Central Bank seizes 1,664 counterfeit euro in 2012

moe — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:22:55 +0000

As reported by Timesofmalta.com, 713 counterfeit euro banknotes were reported to the Central Bank of Malta in the second half of last year, 25% lower than the 951 counterfeits found in the first half of the same year. Read Article

Florence: fugitive arrested by Italian authorities on U.S fraud charges

moe — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:04:05 +0000

Triblive.com reported that Florian Wilhelm Jurgen Homm, the German hedge fund manager who has been a fugitive for more than five years, was arrested on Friday at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on U.S. fraud charges. Read Article

Yvelines, France: police arrest 4 men for ATM scam

moe — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:27:45 +0000

Tf1.fr reported that four people were arrested on Tuesday night in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, when they came to collect the equipment used to steal money from ATMs. Read Article