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Baden-Württemberg Seizes 1,406 Scam Trading Domains in Major Cybercrime Takedown

Officials describe a cybertrading scheme using manipulated platforms run by foreign call‑center brokers to extract payments never invested.

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Den Behörden in Baden-Württemberg ist ein Schlag gegen Anlagebetrüger im Internet gelungen. Anfang Oktober wurden 1406 illegale Domains beschlagnahmt und die Seiten vom Netz genommen, wie die Ermittler mitteilten.

Overview

  • Prosecutors in Karlsruhe, the state criminal police (LKA) and BaFin announced the early‑October confiscation of 1,406 illegal domains tied to investment fraud.
  • Visitors to the seized addresses are redirected to an LKA seizure page that has logged about 866,000 views since the Oct. 3 shutdown.
  • The sites targeted people in Germany with fake online trading accounts that mimicked legitimate platforms to lure deposits.
  • Perpetrators remain unidentified, operate internationally in a “crime as a service” model, and contact victims by phone to push escalating transfers.
  • Interior Minister Thomas Strobl said the action showed the internet is not lawless and credited the operation with preventing further investment fraud.