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Warning about SimCorp scams: Current developments and legal support Munich, Berlin, February 17, 2025 Recently, there have been increasing reports of fraudsters posing as representatives of the reputable company SimCorp. These criminals primarily use WhatsApp groups and other communication channels to lure unsuspecting investors with false investment promises. Official warning from SimCorp The situation has…

When AI goes haywire and commercial banks drive their customers fully automatically into the arms of law enforcement. Munich, February 11, 2025 In recent weeks, several colleagues from the field of “online gambling law” have contacted the law firm www.ra-cocron.de and described the following case: The lawyers concerned received letters from the police informing them…

Unauthorized credit card charges are becoming an increasingly serious problem in the financial sector, primarily affecting customers of banks such as DKB, Targo Bank, and savings banks. The methods fraudsters use to obtain customers’ sensitive credit card data are numerous and often difficult to trace. Data is most frequently stolen through visits to fake websites…

Worldwide, fraud involving crypto assets causes up to €70 billion in damages annually. New victims are claimed almost daily, including in Germany. However, the perpetrators are often victims themselves, trapped in a web of modern-day slavery and cybercrime. The insidious scheme behind the fraud Using sophisticated psychological methods, people are lured into investing in cryptocurrencies…