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18 arrested for global credit card scheme and more

By Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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Written by: Jennifer Liebman, CFE
Date: December 5, 2025
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18 arrested for global credit card scheme

Five executives from four German payment service providers were among 18 suspects arrested in a coordinated takedown of a global credit card scheme involving fake online subscriptions to dating, pornography and streaming services. Millions of credit card users across 193 countries lost an estimated 300 million euros to the scheme.

Fraud in the News - DECNIC

Suspects allegedly used payment service companies to process and launder stolen funds. Among those arrested were compliance officers for those companies. The European Union’s cross-border investigations entity, Eurojust, coordinated the arrests.

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