Scam Empire
Scam call centers have been a scourge for years, conning ordinary people around the world out of hundreds of billions of dollars.
Georgia Freezes NGO Bank Accounts, Accuses Them of “Sabotage” Linked to Mass Protests
News
Mar 17, 2025
Azerbaijan Escalates Crackdown on Civil Society, Arrests NGO Figures, Targets Exiled Activists
News
Mar 17, 2025
UK Begins Enforcing Law Against Online Scams, Child Sex Abuse
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Mar 17, 2025
From Rumors to Ugly Reality: Georgians Stunned by Scam Call Center’s Cruelty
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Mar 14, 2025
Investigation
Banned Russian Channel RT Secretly Pays Video Bloggers Who Promote Kremlin Narratives
The bloggers rack up millions of views, promote Russia as a haven for conservatives, glorify the war in Ukraine — and never...
Scoop
Internal Emails Reveal Russian Reaction to U.S. Squeezing Supply of Microchips for Missiles
Microchips manufactured by American companies are critical for weapons Russia is deploying against Ukraine. Leaked documents...
Scam Empire
Investigation
Scam Operations Relied on Third-Party Marketing Companies for Steady Stream of Potential Victims
Two professional scam call-center operations depended on affiliate marketing firms to supply them with contact details of...
Scam Empire
Investigation
Diamonds, Dior and Dubai Vacations: The Luxurious Lives of Georgia's Call-Center Scammers
They called themselves “skameri.” In behind-the-scenes chats, they celebrated bilking victims out of their life savings and...
Scam Empire
Investigation
Everything You Need to Know About 'Scam Empire'
How many scam operations did reporters reveal? Who leaked the data? What's the evidence these are scams and not legitimate...
Scam Empire
Investigation
Scam Empire: Inside A Merciless International Investment Scam
An unprecedented leak exposes the inner workings of a global investment-scam industry, where ruthless call center agents...
Scoop
OSCE Official Travelled to Event in Georgia Organized by Top Ruling Party Member
Roberto Montella, the Secretary General of the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly, then took part in the organization’s...
Scoop
Belgium Blocked $270B Due To Russian Sanctions. Much of It Belongs to Unsanctioned Investors.
The American bank JPMorgan is among those who have failed in court to convince Belgium to release funds or assets, which are...
Person
Andrew Tate
Andrew Tate Partnered in Casinos with Alleged Romanian Organized Crime Figures
New documents uncovered by reporters show that Andrew and Tristan Tate were involved in a profit-sharing agreement with a...
Project
The Crime Messenger: How Sky ECC Phones Became a Tool of the Criminal Trade
What do criminals say to each other when they think nobody can hear? The fall of Sky Global — an encrypted communications company that once promised limitless privacy — may give us our best-ever chance to find out.
The Crime Messenger: How Sky ECC Phones Became a Tool of the Criminal Trade
Balkan Criminals Planned Murders Using Encrypted Phones from Canadian Start-Up Sky Global
Sky phones were a favorite tool for criminals to discuss logistics. Now, it turns out that some of Sky’s most prolific...
The Crime Messenger: How Sky ECC Phones Became a Tool of the Criminal Trade
How a Canadian Company's Encrypted Phones Ended Up in the Hands of Criminals Worldwide
It didn’t take long for business to boom after Jean-Francois Eap launched a Vancouver-based start-up selling ultra-secure...
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Dubai Unlocked
Dubai Unlocked
Singapore Money Laundering Suspects Invested Huge Sums in Dubai Property
Three people arrested in a raid on an alleged money laundering ring in Singapore invested over $30 million in Dubai real...
Dubai Unlocked
Top Crypto Scammers Managed to Sell Dubai Properties After Being Charged
So-called CryptoQueen Ruja Ignatova and her security adviser, Frank Schneider, liquidated Dubai assets despite being charged...
Dubai Unlocked
What Is 'Dubai Unlocked'? Everything You Need To Know
Frequently asked questions about the global investigation into Dubai property ownership.
European Ships Keep Russia’s Shadow Fleet Afloat
To sustain its oil exports, Russia has been drawing on a network of old tankers it sources from private sellers around the...
‘Make a Molotov Cocktail’: How Europeans Are Recruited Through Telegram to Commit Sabotage, Arson, and Murder
The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage...
Russian Asset Tracker
Secretive Cyprus-Registered Funds Were Used to Hide Megayachts and Luxury Real Estate Linked to Sanctioned Russian Banker
In Cyprus, a new type of investment fund was marketed to clients as a way to avoid disclosing their ownership of assets. In...
A Murky Cypriot Firm Is Helping Belarus Export Potash — In Breach of EU Sanctions
Belarus' state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions by the...
Meet Dmitry Mironov, the Enigmatic Putin Aide Managing the Kremlin’s HR Department
As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest aides.
Cyprus Firm Helped Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Move Funds
Cypriot corporate service provider MeritServus helped Konstantin Malofeev, an oligarch sanctioned for his support of...
Russian Federation News
Romania Detains Six People Accused of Russian-backed Plot to Overthrow Government
News
Mar 6, 2025
Ukrainian Journalist Died Exposing Russia’s Hidden Crimes
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Mar 4, 2025
Western Tech Fuels Russia’s Missiles
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Mar 3, 2025
Hungary Threatens to Block EU Sanctions Over Russia Dispute
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Feb 27, 2025
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