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HotNews No. 176: When an “AI Trading Bot” Promises Safe Profits: What the Altrady Example Shows
In recent years, the internet has become flooded with platforms claiming that, through the use of “AI trading bots,” automated trading systems, and advanced algorithms, users can generate stable and high daily returns with little or no risk. One of the more recent...
HotNews No. 175: When a Scam Changes Its Name: Why Rebranding Does Not Mean a Fresh Start
One of the most common patterns in the world of online financial fraud is not the appearance of entirely new schemes, but the repeated rebranding of old ones. A platform collapses, withdrawals stop, communication becomes irregular, and users are left waiting for...
HotNews No. 174:The XP Platform and the “Click a Button” Model: When a Simple Task Hides a Classic Ponzi Scheme
In recent months, we have seen an increasing number of platforms offering what appears to be a simple and easy way to earn money — by completing daily tasks within an application, most commonly through the so-called “click a button” model. One of the platforms that...
HotNews No. 173: GSPartners “refund” promises: Why victims are still waiting for their money
At the point when a scam appears to be over, it often enters its most dangerous phase. In the case of GSPartners, investors outside North America have been promised refunds for quite some time. However, even more than a year after those promises were made, there is...
HotNews No. 172: How to Recognize a Pyramid Scheme Behind “Investment” Offers
If you are offered an “investment” that requires monthly payments – you may already be in a pyramid scheme Across global markets, platforms are increasingly appearing that seem legitimate at first glance because they offer real products—such as gold, silver, or other...
HotNews No. 171: Orange Cat Energy – How a Ponzi Scheme Ends and the “Fake Tax” Scam Begins
The collapse of an investment platform is often not the end of the scam but the beginning of its most dangerous phase. The platform Orange Cat Energy, which operated under the so-called “click a button” app model, ceased operations in early April 2026. Instead of...
HotNews No. 170: FMA Warning: Mining Race Operating Without a License – High Risk of Fraud
Another investment platform has come under direct warning from a financial regulator and all key indicators point to a high risk of fraud. The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has issued an official warning regarding the platform Mining Race (Miningrid LLC),...
HotNews Nr. 169: Chen Zhi und die Prince Group – Wie ein chinesischer Milliardär aus Kambodscha ein Imperium auf Internetbetrug aufbaute
Hinter der Fassade von humanitären Spenden, Wolkenkratzern und politischen Verbindungen haben US-amerikanische und britische Behörden eines der größten „Pig-Butchering“-Betrugsnetzwerke der Welt aufgedeckt. Chen Zhi, Gründer der Prince Group, befindet sich derzeit in...
HotNews No. 169: Chen Zhi and Prince Group – How a Chinese Billionaire from Cambodia Built an Empire on Online Fraud
Behind the façade of humanitarian donations, skyscrapers, and political connections, U.S. and U.K. authorities uncovered one of the largest “pig butchering” fraud networks in the world. Chen Zhi, founder of Prince Group, is currently in custody of Chinese authorities....