Grand Pacific Trade Call Center Scam Newsletter No. 64

Dear Clients,

Although there are currently no new official updates in the Grand Pacific Trade case, we would like to address a question that arises in nearly every matter of this kind: why international financial investigations take months, sometimes even longer, and why this is entirely normal.

Cases involving cryptocurrency transactions, foreign platforms, and multiple jurisdictions cannot be conducted quickly or in a linear manner. Unlike traditional criminal cases, these matters do not revolve around a single location, a single account, or a single institution. Each trace leads to another country, another bank, another server, or another layer of digital infrastructure, and every such step requires a separate legal and technical response.

The competent prosecutor’s office cannot independently obtain data located outside its national borders. For each piece of information, formal international requests must be submitted, and their execution depends on the laws, procedures, and capacities of the authorities in the requested state. Responses to such requests do not arrive within days or weeks, but often only after several months, which in practice is the rule rather than the exception.

Additional complexity arises from the way funds and digital data are moved. Transactions do not remain in one place, but pass through multiple layers, changing form and jurisdiction along the way. In order to reconstruct such flows, large volumes of data must be analyzed and connected into a coherent evidentiary framework. This work is detailed, technically demanding, and largely invisible until it is completed.

It is important to understand that the absence of public information does not mean that nothing is happening. On the contrary, this phase involves the most substantial portion of the investigative work, but results can only be disclosed once they are legally verified and confirmed. Premature disclosure could jeopardize the proceedings and the later use of evidence.

For victims of such fraud, the most difficult part is often the waiting. However, time in international investigations does not signify stagnation, but rather systematic work carried out within strictly regulated procedures. Patience and the preservation of complete documentation remain essential for achieving a successful outcome.

Our team continues to monitor the Grand Pacific Trade case and its international aspects. You will be promptly informed of any new information that can be shared.

Kind regards,
Attorney Zoran Miljaković