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kennethsundstromblog · 9 months ago

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ED conducts search operations in multiple cities in illegal online forex trading case

The search operation was carried out as part of an ongoing probe in the case of illegal online forex trading

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Mumbai Zonal Office, conducted search operations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at various locations in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Delhi on April 18. The operations were carried out as part of an ongoing probe in the case of illegal online forex trading through the OctaFx trading platform, the ED informed on Saturday.

During the course of search operations, bank funds to the tune of ₹2.7 crore have been frozen and various incriminating documents, digital devices have been found and seized.

“The ED initiated investigation on the basis of a First Information Report registered by Shivaji Nagar Police Station, Pune, against several persons for their involvement in showing false temptations of high returns and duping persons in guise of forex trading through the OctaFx trading platform,” the ED official said.

The investigation revealed that the OctaFx online trading app and website are operating in India in association with India based entity M/s OctaFx India Private Limited. The OctaFx app and its website have not been authorised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to deal in forex trading.

The ED officials said that this forex trading platform is widely promoted on social networking sites and is following referral-based incentive models for acquiring users to their platforms.

“It has emerged in the investigation that multiple accounts of different Indian banks were being shown to investors and users on OctaFx trading app/www.octafx.com for collecting funds in the guise of facilitating forex trading. The OctaFx also has manipulated trade activities and information shown on its platform ultimately resulting in net loss to the traders,” the officials informed.

The said accumulated funds, after defrauding these investors and users, were transferred to multiple e-wallet accounts or to bank accounts of dummy entities.

“This way, M/s OctaFx India Pvt. Ltd., M/s OctaFx, and their entities have cheated investors in the guise of forex trading thereby earning a profit of more than ₹500 Crore from Indian region,” the ED official added.

A portion of these funds were layered through a web of complex transactions with the help of shell entities and remitted abroad to its related entities in the garb of bogus freight services, import of services, etc.

On the basis of investigation conducted and PoC identified so far, assets to the tune of ₹35 crore in form of crypto currencies, bank balances, gold coins etc. were attached by the ED. The search operations unveiled a network of chartered accountants and professionals, who gave fake certificates of remittances and facilitated bank accounts/companies for layering of such funds.

It has also been revealed that the entire process of reflecting account numbers of dummy entities, managing the funds collected in these accounts and diversion of the same are being managed and operated by owner of OctaFx group entities based in Spain, Russia, Georgia, and Dubai.

“M/s OctaFx has also hired several Indian individuals working in Spain and Russia for operating the OctaFx trading platform and inducing Indian citizens to invest in forex trading through OctaFx. We are still investigating the matter,” the ED officials said.

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sophiethomas · 20 days ago

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Josip Heit Sentenced to Prison for Financial Fraud in Luxembourg

Scandal surrounding a halted hyrdoelectric plant has seen Croatian journalists link the project to Sasa Svalina and brother-in-law Josip Heit.

Heit is currently going through a refund settlement nightmare, following securities fraud allegations pertaining to a billion dollar “fraudulent investment scheme”.

The latest out of Croatia is a September 22nd report from Dusan Miljus of Jutarnji. Among other things, Miljus examines Heit’s life prior to his involvement in Karatbars International.

Notably, Miljus reports Heit was previously sentenced to prison in Luxembourg for financial fraud.

Citing “reliable sources”, Jurarnji reports;

After he was released from prison in Luxembourg in 2012, where he was serving a sentence also for financial fraud, Heit took on a new identity in Croatia. He borrowed money, some of which he still owes today, and he continued to present himself as a successful businessman. [Heit] made an impression, drove a Bugatti, and the relatives of his ex-wife, a German born in Russia, “pumped up” his capital. Namely, her uncle Andrej Labudzko, whose brother is Viktor, who buys weapons for the Russian army and is a man trust by Putin. Heit even brought them to Una ten years ago.

There’s a lot to unpack there. First, details of Heit’s fraud leading up to his prison sentence in Luxembourg remain unclear.

Prior to his financial fraud prison sentence, Heit

stopped his studies and in 1998 started his first company for tourism and luxury services, i.e. leasing and charter boats in Croatia.

I want to point out, while seemingly being funded by a Russian arms dealer, when Russia invaded Ukraine Heit used donations to Ukraine as a GSPartners marketing tool.

Not sure how that went down with Heit’s relatives, but I digress.

Born Josip Curcic, Heit’s name-change happened after his release from Luxembourg prison.

Josip Heit was born in Split and married Kristina Heit, a German citizen born in Russia and residing in Germany, in 2009, and then took her last name. [Heit’s] parents Ivan and Ruza are citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ivan Heit [sic] no longer has Croatian citizenship.

Jutarnji attempted to reach Heit for comment on multiple occasions.

It was only on Thursday afternoon that a female voice answered us, who did want to introduce herself by name, but only said that she would convey our message to Mr. Heit that we wanted to speak to him.

his brother-in-law [doesn’t] have anything to do with the construction of the mini hydropower plant in Una. Yes, my wife is his sister. I don’t know what his last name was before, but my wife’s maiden name was Curcic. [Heit’s] parents live in Kastel Stari. He lives in Dubai and I haven’t heard from him in a few moths. He doesn’t call me. We are not business-related in any way.

Karatbars International was founded in 2011. MisterHelmet, an “independent blogger” from Italy, cites Heit as a Karatbars International co-founder.

Founded in 2011 by the German, Harald Seiz, and co-founders Josip Heit, Alex Bodi (later jailed for organised crime) and Ovidiu Toma.

Sasa Svalina was also involved in Karatbars International, making an appearance in at least one marketing video with Heit.

Following a failed transition to MLM crypto fraud, Karatbars International collapsed in mid 2019.

The collapse saw Heit split from longtime business partner Harald Seiz. Jutarnji reports Heit set about establishing GSB shell companies in Kazakhstan in 2020.

It is stated that in 2020 GSB registered a new entity in the Republic of Kazakhstan, related to cryptocurrency trading. There is no information about board members, income, but only eulogies about successes.

Today we know GSB as “GSB Group”. Heit would go on to launch GSPartners and multiple related companies through GSB Group.

By its own admission, GSPartners claims to have solicited a billion dollars in investment from “over 800,000 investors”.

Following an avalanche of regulatory fraud warnings from around the world, GSPartners collapsed in December 2023. The majority of GSPartners investors are believed to be North American residents.

As part of a settlement reached with US regulators earlier this month, that will see “GSB Group and Mr. Heit … consent to the entry of an enforcement order that concludes they illegally offered and/or sold securities”, US and Canadian investors are hoping to get their money back.

Pending further action, be it at the federal level in the US or civil and/or criminal fraud charges filed in other countries, funds invested by GSPartners participants outside of North America remain unaccounted for.

#josip heit #josip heit reviews #gs partners #josip heit gspartners

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alexphillippevision · 9 months ago

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ED searches locations across India in OctaFx illegal online forex trading case The ED has said that OctaFx India Pvt Ltd, M/s OctaFx, and their entities have cheated investors in the guise of forex trading and earned a profit of more than Rs 500 crore from the Indian region

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted search operations at various locations in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi in connection with a case related to illegal online forex trading through international brokers, namely the OctaFx trading app and octafx.com.

During the searches, bank funds to the tune of Rs 2.7 crore have been frozen and various incriminating documents and digital devices have been seized, the ED said on Saturday.

The ED launched a money laundering investigation into the scam on the basis of a first information report (FIR) registered at Pune’s Shivaji Nagar police station. The FIR was lodged against several people for their alleged involvement in luring people with high returns and duping them under the pretext of forex trading through the OctaFx trading platform. The OctaFx online trading app and website are operating in India in association with India-based entity M/s OctaFx India Private Limited. According to the ED, the app and its website have not been authorised by the RBI to deal in forex trading. The trading platform is widely promoted on social networking sites and follows referral-based incentive models for acquiring users to their platforms.

The ED has said it has emerged in the investigation that multiple accounts of different Indian banks were being shown to investors/users on the app and website for collecting funds in the guise of facilitating forex trading.

The app and the website manipulated trade activities and information shown on its platform ultimately resulting in net loss to the traders. The said accumulated funds, after defrauding these investors/users, were transferred to multiple e-wallet accounts or bank accounts of dummy entities, the agency statement reads.

This is how M/s OctaFx lndia Pvt Ltd, M/s OctaFx, and their entities have cheated investors in the guise of forex trading thereby earning a profit of more than Rs 500 crore from the Indian region, the ED has stated. A portion of these funds were allegedly layered through a web of complex transactions with the help of shell entities and remitted abroad to its related entities in the garb of bogus freight services, import of services, etc.

The anti-money laundering agency so far has attached assets to the tune of Rs 35 crore in the form of cryptocurrencies, bank balances, gold coins etc.

The ED’s probe also exposed a network of chartered accountants and professionals, who gave fake certificates of remittances and facilitated bank accounts/companies for the layering of such funds. It has also been revealed that the entire process of reflecting account numbers of dummy entities, managing the funds collected in these accounts and diversion of the same are being managed and operated by the owner of OctaFx group entities based in Spain, Russia, Georgia and Dubai, the central agency has stated.

M/s. OctaFx has also hired several Indian individuals working in Spain/Russia for operating the OctaFx trading platform and inducing Indian citizens to invest in forex trading through OctaFx, the ED has said.

#India

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heyscammers · 2 months ago

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Joseph Heit sentenced to prison for financial fraud in Luxembourg

Scandal surrounding a halted hyrdoelectric plant has seen Croatian journalists link the project to Sasa Svalina and brother-in-law Josip Heit.

Heit is currently going through a refund settlement nightmare, following securities fraud allegations pertaining to a billion dollar “fraudulent investment scheme”.

The latest out of Croatia is a September 22nd report from Dusan Miljus of Jutarnji. Among other things, Miljus examines Heit’s life prior to his involvement in Karatbars International.

Notably, Miljus reports Heit was previously sentenced to prison in Luxembourg for financial fraud.

Citing “reliable sources”, Jurarnji reports;

After he was released from prison in Luxembourg in 2012, where he was serving a sentence also for financial fraud, Heit took on a new identity in Croatia.

He borrowed money, some of which he still owes today, and he continued to present himself as a successful businessman.

[Heit] made an impression, drove a Bugatti, and the relatives of his ex-wife, a German born in Russia, “pumped up” his capital.

Namely, her uncle Andrej Labudzko, whose brother is Viktor, who buys weapons for the Russian army and is a man trust by Putin. Heit even brought them to Una ten years ago.

There’s a lot to unpack there. First, details of Heit’s fraud leading up to his prison sentence in Luxembourg remain unclear.

Prior to his financial fraud prison sentence, Heit

stopped his studies and in 1998 started his first company for tourism and luxury services, i.e. leasing and charter boats in Croatia.

I want to point out, while seemingly being funded by a Russian arms dealer, when Russia invaded Ukraine Heit used donations to Ukraine as a GSPartners marketing tool.

Not sure how that went down with Heit’s relatives, but I digress.

Born Josip Curcic, Heit’s name-change happened after his release from Luxembourg prison.

Josip Heit was born in Split and married Kristina Heit, a German citizen born in Russia and residing in Germany, in 2009, and then took her last name.

[Heit’s] parents Ivan and Ruza are citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ivan Heit [sic] no longer has Croatian citizenship.

Jutarnji attempted to reach Heit for comment on multiple occasions.

Sasa Svalina (right) was tracked down in Croatia and, despite being related to Heit and investment into the frozen hydroelectric project being through one of Heit’s companies, stated;

his brother-in-law [doesn’t] have anything to do with the construction of the mini hydropower plant in Una.

Yes, my wife is his sister. I don’t know what his last name was before, but my wife’s maiden name was Curcic.

[Heit’s] parents live in Kastel Stari. He lives in Dubai and I haven’t heard from him in a few moths. He doesn’t call me. We are not business-related in any way.

Karatbars International was founded in 2011. MisterHelmet, an “independent blogger” from Italy, cites Heit as a Karatbars International co-founder.

Founded in 2011 by the German, Harald Seiz, and co-founders Josip Heit, Alex Bodi (later jailed for organised crime) and Ovidiu Toma.

Sasa Svalina was also involved in Karatbars International, making an appearance in at least one marketing video with Heit.

Following a failed transition to MLM crypto fraud, Karatbars International collapsed in mid 2019.

The collapse saw Heit split from longtime business partner Harald Seiz. Jutarnji reports Heit set about establishing GSB shell companies in Kazakhstan in 2020.

It is stated that in 2020 GSB registered a new entity in the Republic of Kazakhstan, related to cryptocurrency trading.

There is no information about board members, income, but only eulogies about successes.

Today we know GSB as “GSB Group”. Heit would go on to launch GSPartners and multiple related companies through GSB Group.

By its own admission, GSPartners claims to have solicited a billion dollars in investment from “over 800,000 investors”.

Following an avalanche of regulatory fraud warnings from around the world, GSPartners collapsed in December 2023. The majority of GSPartners investors are believed to be North American residents.

#scammers #joseph heit #gs partners

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mariacallous · 1 year ago

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The weather has been incredible in Antalya, Turkey lately—as it generally is (albeit hotter than usual; like other Mediterranean cities, it has been experiencing a heat wave).

The ancient city, which was founded in the second century B.C. and features famous sights such as Hadrian’s Gate in addition to its irresistible beaches, is a perennial favorite among tourists. But recently, there has been a veritable stampede of Russians. A remarkable number of Russian passenger jets are also traveling to other Turkish cities and even to the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Egypt, and the Maldives. What stands out is not just that lots of Russians can afford to travel on foreign holidays—but that they’re doing so on Russian-operated Boeing planes sanctioned by the U.S. government.

Despite the war in Ukraine, Russian charter airline Azur Air’s Boeing 767 with tail number RA-73078 is having a busy summer. Between July 9 and 16, for example, it made 15 trips between Moscow, Novosibirsk, and Kazan on one hand and Antalya and the Egyptian beach resort Hurghada on the other.

Aeroflot’s Boeing 777 with tail number RA-73132, for its part, has been flying between Moscow, Beijing, Istanbul, Bangkok, and the Maldives’ capital, Male. And Aeroflot’s Boeing 777 with tail number RA-73144 has been bringing passengers from Moscow and Novosibirsk to Antalya; Istanbul; Phuket, Thailand; and back again.

Russians are clearly vacationing in attractive destinations in the middle of the war, and getting there on Western-made aircraft; how can that be possible? After all, it was not supposed to be possible. Within days of the invasion, Western governments commanded Western firms leasing aircraft to Russian airlines to remove them from Russia—but before the companies got around to removing most of the planes, the Russian government quickly seized some 400 of them.

Russia subsequently registered some 180 as Russian aircraft, while others are used solely as parts for other planes. The West then tried another course of action to cripple Russia’s aviation sector. The U.S. government, for example, sanctioned dozens of Boeing aircraft belonging to Russian airlines (and a Gulfstream and a Dreamliner belonging to Roman Abramovich)—and forbade other countries from furnishing them with “refueling, maintenance, repair, or the provision of spare parts or services.” On top of that, the United States and the EU have banned Boeing and Airbus from servicing their aircraft belonging to Russian airlines.

The key to the story is what happens to these Boeing aircraft while they’re on the tarmac in Antalya, Phuket, Dubai, and the other foreign airports. It is extremely unlikely they only deliver and pick up tourists. Consider fuel: While aircraft on short-haul flights sometimes don’t refuel between flights, aircraft flying longer journeys have to. The flight time between Novosibirsk and Phuket, for example, is nearly eight hours, which means the plane has to be refueled before leaving Thailand. Between Moscow and Shanghai, it’s closer to nine hours. It would be quite logical for Russian aircraft to receive a bit of maintenance on their foreign stops, too, because other countries (including Turkey) have access to parts Russia no longer does.

Aviation Week reports that “while some Western aircraft spares are still being channeled into Russia through places such as Turkey and Southeast Asia, these inflows have gradually been shut down. Larger components, such as engines and landing gears, have been particularly difficult to get hold of.”

But the refueling on its own violates U.S. sanctions. In January, Turkey’s largest ground handlers—Havas and Turkish Ground Services (TGS)—told Russian airlines that they’d stop refueling Boeing and Airbus aircraft. But, Flightradar24 noted two months later, “Russian airlines are still refueling in Turkey, even if it is not with Havas and TGS.” Indeed, the sanctioned aircraft are still refueling in lots of places, and aviation experts suspect the aircraft receive some TLC there as well, though there’s no proof of it. Aeroflot has said it flies some of its Airbus aircraft to Iran for repairs, but it has been less forthcoming regarding the Boeing planes.

Either way, the sanctioned aircraft keep flying. Azur Air’s Boeing 767 and Aeroflot’s 777s are on the U.S. sanctions list, and so are dozens of other Russian and Belarusian aircraft in the fleets of Azur Air, Aeroflot, AirBridgeCargo, Alrosa, Aviastar-TU, I-Fly, Nordstar, NordWind, Pegas Fly, Aeroflot-owned Pobeda, Red Wings, Royal Flight, S7 Airlines, TransAviaExport, Ural Airlines, Utair, Yamal Airlines, and Belarus’s flag carrier, Belavia. S7 Airlines’ Boeing 737 with tail number RA-73670, for example, spent the week between July 9 and 16 making 22 journeys to and from Irkutsk, Bangkok, Novosibirsk, Beijing, Antalya, Sochi, and Istanbul.

Belavia’s Boeing 737 with tail number EW-456PA shuttled between Minsk and Antalya, Hurghada, and Dubai. (Special thanks to my research assistant, Katherine Camberg, and my former research assistant, Gavin D’Souza, who are doing extraordinary work investigating the flights.)

Turkey, though, is the absolute top destination. This year, some 7 million Russians are expected to visit Turkey, up from 5.5 million last year, the Turkish daily Hürriyet Daily News reported in April. Assuming they are not going on multiple trips, that’s almost 5 percent of all Russians. An estimated 1,150 to 1,200 flights will take place each week, with 750 handled by Russian airlines and the rest by Turkish ones, an official with the Russian Union of Travel Industry told Hürriyet. Camberg and D’Souza have documented more than 400 flights between Russia and Turkey in the past week. The Russian aviation industry’s slow death, which has been foretold by analysts over the past months, isn’t happening.

One might conclude that the U.S. government should just tell those other countries’ governments, including that of NATO member Turkey, to fall in line and do their part for the rules-based international order. Globalization, though, has created a world where ordinary people want to fly to sunny countries for their holidays—and a world where many non-Western nations have gained the economic heft to withstand U.S. pressure. The U.S. government can certainly keep reminding Ankara, Bangkok, Cairo, and even Male that refueling sanctioned Boeing aircraft violates U.S. rules, but these capitals can simply choose to ignore such reminders.

When I last checked on Belavia’s EW-456PA, it had just brought a load of passengers back from Hurghada. Aeroflot’s 777 with tail number RA-73132 was on its way from Moscow to Beijing. And Aeroflot’s 777 with tail number RA-73135 was completing a string of flights that had taken it from Moscow to Guangzhou to Moscow to Bangkok to Moscow to Bangkok (again) and back to Moscow.

But in a way, the sanctions are working. Because Western insurers (who insure most of the world’s reputable businesses) will no longer insure Russian airlines or Belavia, Aeroflot is now insured by two Russian companies. And cannibalization of seized aircraft notwithstanding, it will be difficult for Russia’s airlines to maintain their fleet without proper access to spare parts. That may be why Aeroflot placed a massive order of 339 new planes last September—and they will be made by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation. The first deliveries are planned for this year. Astonishingly, the order far exceeds Aeroflot’s current fleet of 183, Aviation International News reports.

Deglobalization is accelerating, even in aviation. The question is whether Aeroflot will receive its new aircraft before the current ones become too rickety for flights to Turkey—not to mention Thailand.

For decades, Aeroflot’s safety record was the subject of morbid jokes, and justifiably so. “Safety belts are installed on all planes that fly international routes, but are not on all planes used for domestic routes. Emergency exits (if they exist) on Soviet aircraft are not marked, neither are any inertia flashlights mounted in the cabins nor any exit to-ground slides for emergency egress. No life vests or belts are carried on over-water flights,” the Journal of Air Law and Commerce reported in 1964.

After the Cold War, the Russian carrier transformed its safety standards. Unless the Russian-made aircraft arrive soon, Aeroflot seems doomed to return to its Soviet past.

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my-123 · 2 years ago

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ukrainenews · 2 years ago

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Daily Wrap Up May 19, 2022

Under the cut: US Congress finally approved $40 billion in aid to Ukraine; Russia claims they have lasers that can “incinerate” targets (I remain skeptical on this, as does most of the media, there is no video proof); There may still be Azov commanders in the Azovstal steel plant and the current number of people still in the plant is unknown; Google pulls its employees out of Russia; 21-year-old Russian soldier asked a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for the murder of her husband (a 62 year old unarmed man) in his war crimes trial.

“The US Congress on Thursday approved $40bn in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, with both parties eagerly backing the latest effort to support an ally under brutal assault by Russia.

The US Senate gave final approval to the measure in a vote of 86-11, with all Democrats and most Republicans in favor. The measure will next go to Biden for signature, nearly three weeks after the US president asked Congress for a smaller, $33bn version of the bill.

In a statement, Biden thanked Congress for working together – a rarity these days – to send a “clear bipartisan message to the world that the people of the United States stand together with the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their democracy and freedom.””-via The Guardian

“Russia’s promise to use lasers to shoot down drones in Ukraine has prompted widespread scepticism that the novel and possibly nuclear-powered weaponry could be deployed on the battlefield or have any significant impact on the war, Dan Sabbagh and Pjotr Sauer report.

Yuri Borisov, Russia’s deputy prime minister, told the country’s Channel One television station that the new Zadira directed-energy weapon could destroy targets up to 5km away, and had incinerated a drone in five seconds in a test.

But there was no immediate evidence to back up the claim, while Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, belittled the claim, describing it as a “wunderwaffe” – a nonexistent “wonder weapon” that was originally a propaganda invention of the Nazis.”-via The Guardian

“Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment Svyatoslav Palamar said that the management and he are on the territory of the Azovstal plant as of May 19.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 771 more fighters of the Azov Regiment left Azovstal the day before, and a total of 1,730 fighters , including 80 wounded, have left since May 16.” -via Pravda (Ukrainian language)

“Russia’s defence ministry, according to their morning briefing on Telegram, has said 1,730 fighters have surrendered from Azovstal since Monday. That includes a further 771 who surrendered, they say, in the last 24 hours. 80 were wounded. The Russian defence ministry says “those in need of inpatient treatment receive assistance in medical institutions” in Novoazovsk and Donetsk.

The International Committee for Red Cross has stated that it has now registered “hundreds” of Ukrainian POWs who left the Azovstal steel plant this week.”-via The Guardian

“Google has reportedly pulled out of Russia, and many employees there have moved to Dubai.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that most of Google’s Russia-based employees had chosen to leave the country, and that the company will soon have no workforce presence in Russia amid the country’s ongoing war in Ukraine.

Russian authorities reportedly emptied Google’s main Russian bank account after a court froze it in March. Unnamed sources declined to tell the Journal how much the government took, but it left Google without the money to pay its Russia-based employees and vendors. As a result, Google’s Russian subsidiary will file for bankruptcy, Reuters reported Wednesday.

Google told Reuters and the Journal that it will continue to offer free services in Russia, including Search, YouTube, Gmail and Maps. But Google hasn’t brought back advertising operations in Russia since suspending them in March. Russia also banned Facebook and Instagram in March after calling Meta "extremist."”-via Protocol (There’s a Wall Street Journal article as well, but it’s behind a paywall.)

CW: Death. I include this because Kateryna Shalipova, the widow of the man who was murdered, says, “she would not object if Shishimarin [a Russian soldier who shot her husband] was released to Russia as part of a prisoner swap to get “our boys” out of the port city of Mariupol, a reference to hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers who have given themselves up to Russia.” Her husband was 62 and unarmed when he was killed.

A 21-year-old Russian soldier asked a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for the murder of her husband, as a court in Kyiv met today for a second hearing in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia’s 24 February invasion.

Vadim Shishimarin, a tank commander, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing an unarmed 62-year-old civilian in the north-east Ukrainian village of Chupakhivka on 28 February.

“I acknowledge my blame … I ask you to forgive me,” he told the widow, Kateryna Shalipova, Reuters reports.

The widow told the court she had heard distant shots fired from their yard and that she had called out to her husband the day he was killed.

“I ran over to my husband, he was already dead. Shot in the head. I screamed, I screamed so much,” she said.

Shalipova told the court she would not object if Shishimarin was released to Russia as part of a prisoner swap to get “our boys” out of the port city of Mariupol, a reference to hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers who have given themselves up to Russia.

The Kremlin has said it has no information about the trial and that the absence of a diplomatic mission in Ukraine limits its ability to provide legal assistance.

-via The Guardian

#daily wrap up #ukraine #russia #war crimes #war in ukraine #google #US #Azovstal steel plant #mariupol #propaganda

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vistased22 · 2 years ago

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Expo 2030

World Expos, officially known as International Registered Exhibitions, are a global gathering of nations dedicated to finding solutions to pressing challenges of our time by offering a journey inside a universal theme through engaging and immersive activities. World Expos welcome tens of millions of visitors, allow countries to build extraordinary pavilions and transform the host city for years to come.

The first World Expo – the Great Exhibition – took place in London in 1851. The concept became popular and was repeated across the globe, demonstrating an unparalleled power of attraction and a record of world-class legacies. Since the BIE (The International Bureau of Expositions) was created in 1928 to regulate and oversee these mega-events, World Expos have explicitly been organized around a theme that attempts to improve humankind’s knowledge, takes into account human and social aspirations and highlights scientific, technological, economic and social progress.

In the modern era, World Expos are unrivaled among international events in their size, scale, duration and visitor numbers. They are large-scale platforms for education and progress that serve as a bridge between governments, companies, international organizations, and citizens. The World Expo 2020 is currently taking place in Dubai, hosted by the United Arab Emirates from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. Originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme of the Expo is "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future". The expo also has three subthemes: opportunity, mobility and sustainability.

The forthcoming World Expo, Expo 2025 will be held in Osaka, Japan for a period of 6 months in the year 2025. This will be the third time Osaka hosts a World Expo, having previously hosted Expo 1970 and Expo 1990. The projected visitor count is approximately 28 million. The theme for the expo is "Designing Future Society for Our Lives", with sub-themes of "Saving Lives", "Empowering Lives" and "Connecting Lives".

Task in Hand

You, as an entrepreneur, have to pitch to the BIE to host the Expo 2030 in India. Other countries like Russia, South Korea, Italy, Ukraine, and Saudi Arabia have already submitted bids to hold the event. You must come up with a report that distinguishes you from the rest and enables you to host the World Expo 2030. Plan for the future, in accordance with where India will be in 2030.

Deliverables

You are to make a PPT of not more than 10 slides, including but not limited to the following:

Proposed Theme and Subthemes

Content of the Expo - Pavilions and Programs

Location Analysis (Size, Region)

Phase Wise Implementation Plan

Marketing Plan

HR Strategies and Structure

Financial Plan

Press Release

Be ready with your presentations by 4:05 PM, today.

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pielusa-blog · 5 years ago

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Online shopping sites that ship to Nigeria

When selling goods, especially expensive ones, at online auctions eBay, Molotok, ..., as well as message boards Avito, Slando, ... you need to be very careful. Cases of fraud and deception are not uncommon. One of these schemes is called "Buyer from Nigeria."

After you have agreed to sell the goods, the buyer must make an advance payment. It is important to make sure that the payment has really arrived. To do this, log into your account in the payment system Paypal, Yandex.Money, WebMoney, see the statement when using online banking, ...

REFERENCE Nigerian emails are a common type of fraud that has been most developed with the advent of mass e-mails (spam). The letters were named so because this type of fraud was especially widespread in Nigeria, and even before the spread of the Internet, when such letters were distributed by regular mail. However, Nigerian letters come from other African countries, as well as from cities with a large Nigerian diaspora (London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Dubai). Mailing began in the mid-1980s. In 2005, Nigerian spammers were awarded the Anti-Nobel (Shnobel) Literature Prize.

At online auctions and electronic message boards. A fraudulent buyer makes a purchase or writes a letter about the desire to buy goods. A fraudster can offer a significantly higher price for the goods, so that the victim can easily agree to a deal. A fraudulent buyer asks the victim seller to provide his bank details and gives his address for sending the parcel with the purchase. This can be not only a Nigerian address, but also a European or other country. Then comes a letter from a fake "bank", it can carry the name of any well-known and respected bank, which says that the money from the fraud buyer is already in his account and that it remains only to send the parcel. The seller-victim sends the package, the fraudster receives it. "Bank" reports that in order to get the money you need to pay him various customs duties and other invented payments. Money is asked to be transferred using Western Union and similar instant transfers.

In no case can you trust the letters that come to your email address if the question is about money. Very often, scammers send fake letters stating that the payment was allegedly received. The headers of the letter are falsified and it is easy for an inexperienced user to believe that the email came from a trusted source, such as Paypal, Webmoney, and a solid bank. It’s better not to click on the links in the email again. Instead, bookmark your browser (Internet browser) sites of payment systems and online banking.

In addition to notifications of allegedly received amounts to the account, fraudsters can also send letters in which the allegedly dissatisfied buyer did not receive his goods or received a damaged / damaged item. As a result, the seller from an online auction or message board may decide to compensate for the damage. At the same time, some sellers managed not only to not send their goods to buyers from Nigeria, but also then to pay them several hundred dollars through Western Union, Paypal, Webmoney for damage.

Often, buyers from Nigeria are in the European country, Canada and other parts of the world. At the same time, orders are allegedly made for their children, ...

If you sell goods at eBay, then be sure to indicate that you deliver only to a verified paypal address (paypal verified address). Dear lots must be sent in the ways that involve tracking. And of course, you shouldn’t send anything to Nigeria, it’s better to look for other buyers.

And once again I remind you to be careful with e-mail. For example, in the next letter it’s very easy to understand that [email protected] is the mailing address for consultant.com.

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*** ****** ********** $ 750.00USD ***********

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*** IMPORTANT NOTICE *** This payment is for the purchased items of Item, Your buyer indicate that the shipment must be made through EMS or Post Office, and know that we have completed the procedure of the transfer of the full payment into your account. The transfer has been processed and approved and the funds has been debited to the buyer's account, but it shall not be credited to your account until you SHIP the product and send the shipping tracking number to us at this Customer Care: (rbc_helpline @ consultant. com) so that we can be sure that the transaction will be safe, This is a security measure from our Bank to protect both the buyer and seller from fraud and not to allow account been compromised, the system is being used in compliance with the Consumer Protection Program (CPP) If you have questions, do not hesitate to contact us for assistance ([email protected]). Thanks for your patronage.

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If you have been unable to resolve your questions with the merchant, our bank offers a free buyer complaint resolution service that offers a quick, easy resolution to your concerns. It covers physical goods purchases made through us, and is offered at no charge when you register for a free account. Keep your Receipt Number (shown above) for future reference. You will need to refer to this number if you need customer service from us, If you have questions about the postage and tracking of the item or service you sold, please contact your buyer Mr Rhode Kelley.

THANK YOU FOR USING ROYAL BANK PLC000

If you have questions, please visit our Help Center, or contact us for assistance. [email protected]

Reputable companies, especially financial ones, never use such addresses. Most often, they provide the opportunity to communicate through the official website. When using email, the domain will necessarily be corporate (for example, [email protected]). But since faking the email header is still pretty easy, it's best to check the information on the official website. At the same time, I repeat, you do not need to go to the site using the links in the letter.

Have a good sales!

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The Daily: Belgium Blacklists More Crypto Platforms, UAE Prepares ICO Regulations

In this edition of The Daily, Belgium’s financial regulator has expanded its list of fraudulent platforms offering cryptocurrency investments, while UAE has announced it’s working on new ICO regulations. We also look at the plans for a common digital currency in the Eurasian Economic Union and Abkhazia’s intentions to regulate its growing crypto mining industry.

Also read: Bitcoin Posts Record Volume, Ledger Plans Major Update

Belgian Financial Watchdog Issues New Scam Warning

Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has updated its list of companies suspected of operating fraudulent cryptocurrency investment schemes. The regulator has recently added 14 new websites offering crypto asset trading and other services, bringing the total of reported online scams to 113.

In a new message to investors, the financial watchdog noted that despite its earlier warnings, it continues to receive new complaints from consumers who have invested in digital assets through the blacklisted businesses. “Hence, the FSMA repeats its warning against the fraudsters behind those platforms who are using cryptocurrencies to swindle consumers,” the agency said.

The regulator emphasized that most of these platforms are based on the same principles. They usually claim to offer secure, easy and lucrative investment opportunities and expertise in the management of these investments. Clients are often told their funds are guaranteed and can be withdrawn at any time. In reality, however, they inevitably find themselves unable to recover the money.

UAE to Register and License Crypto Companies

The United Arab Emirates’ Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) is gearing up to introduce regulations for initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the first half of 2019. The decision to establish a dedicated regulatory framework for digital token sales is aimed at providing startups in UAE with the option to raise capital through crowdfunding, local news outlet The National reported.

According to the publication, the SCA has already recognized tokens issued in coin offerings as securities and will work with the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market to develop trading platforms for ICOs next year. The watchdog’s chief executive, Obaid Al Zaabi, detailed:

We have signed agreements with law firms to come up with a sandbox and rule books for ICOs. The legal requirements will be completed by the end of the first half of 2019.

Al Zaabi added that after the introduction of the new regulations, UAE authorities will work with local exchanges on the implementation of relevant technologies and the development of the necessary infrastructure. He also stressed that the country will remain open to foreign investments in the industry, providing registration and licensing to crypto companies from around the world.

EAEU Plans to Issue Digital Coin by 2021

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is likely to introduce a common digital currency within the next two or three years, according to comments made by Russia’s deputy finance minister Alexei Moiseev. The coin will be similar to the European Currency Unit (ECU), which was used in the European Economic Community and later in the European Union between 1979 and 1998.

Moiseev added that not only EAEU members – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia – but also the union’s partners have shown interest in adopting a common digital currency in their trade and economic relations. He also said that a group of experts is already working to develop the idea.

“Inevitably, we have to move in that direction because of the mounting difficulties with accounting. The number of organizations placed under sanctions is also growing. We must respond by creating reliable international payment systems that are not tied to the U.S. dollar,” the Russian official stated, as quoted by Tass.

Abkhazia Mulls Mining Regulations

The Republic of Abkhazia, a partially recognized entity in northwestern Georgia, is planning to adopt regulations for its growing cryptocurrency mining industry. Its president Raul Khajimba recently scheduled a meeting with members of the territory’s government to discuss the drafting of a law dedicated to placing the mining sector under supervision.

The announcement comes after the head of the state-run energy company Chernomorenergo, Aslan Basaria, complained that mining farms set up in abandoned Soviet factories put additional stress on the country’s electrical grid which is already loaded to full capacity. “If temperatures fall, there is a risk that electricity will not reach regular customers,” Basaria warned, quoted by regional media.

According to Eurasianet, Abkhazia is emerging as a crypto mining destination much like neighboring Georgia, the country it broke away from in the early 1990s. Both share a large hydropower complex located on the de facto border, which satisfies most of Abkhazia’s electricity needs. In recent years, Georgia has become a regional leader in crypto mining as it offers miners some of the lowest operating costs in the world.

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