Belgian Financial Watchdog Flags Seven Firms Engaging in “Recovery Room Fraud”

The Belgian regulator has warned against seven companies
engaging in “recovery room fraud,” a form of fraudulent activity
where Scammers prey on vulnerable individuals by promising to help recover lost
funds, but instead, they take advantage once more.

“Recovery Room Scam”

According to the Financial Services and Markets
Authority (FSMA), these companies target people who have already been victims
of investment fraud by offering them assistance in recovering their losses.

The regulator identified several companies suspected
of operating recovery room scams, including Akin (www.akin.com.co), Bitcity (https://bitcity.cc/ and https://bitcity.ac/), Concord Services (http://concord-services.org/),
Ledgible (https://ledgible.io/), Recovery AI (https://recovery-ai.org/), Trade Control (www.tradecontrol.org), and World Blockchain Organization (https://uwnbo.info/; euwbo.com).

In a “recovery room scam,” scammers demand upfront fees for so-called administrative or legal costs and, in some cases, trick
victims into granting remote access to their computers, further endangering
their finances.

The FSMA noted that victims are often approached via
unsolicited phone calls or emails. Fraudsters sometimes pose as law firms, accountants, or even official financial authorities and use the names of
legitimate companies or institutions.

The scam follows a familiar pattern: fraudsters
request payment for administrative tasks or tax fees, which are purely
fictitious. In other instances, they pose as good Samaritans offering free
services, only to install spyware via remote desktop applications like Anydesk,
granting them access to the victim’s bank accounts.

Digital Wallets

Fraudsters may also convince victims to create wallets
on cryptocurrency platforms, which they then exploit to steal funds. Regardless
of the method, the outcome is the same—victims lose even more money, often with
no way to recover it.

Worryingly, victims of investment fraud are often
targeted twice. First, fraudsters carry out the initial scam; then, they return
with the pretense of offering recovery services. The FSMA warns that
information about victims of previous scams can be sold to other fraudsters,
making these individuals even more vulnerable.

The Belgian regulator has warned against seven companies
engaging in “recovery room fraud,” a form of fraudulent activity
where Scammers prey on vulnerable individuals by promising to help recover lost
funds, but instead, they take advantage once more.

“Recovery Room Scam”

According to the Financial Services and Markets
Authority (FSMA), these companies target people who have already been victims
of investment fraud by offering them assistance in recovering their losses.

The regulator identified several companies suspected
of operating recovery room scams, including Akin (www.akin.com.co), Bitcity (https://bitcity.cc/ and https://bitcity.ac/), Concord Services (http://concord-services.org/),
Ledgible (https://ledgible.io/), Recovery AI (https://recovery-ai.org/), Trade Control (www.tradecontrol.org), and World Blockchain Organization (https://uwnbo.info/; euwbo.com).

In a “recovery room scam,” scammers demand upfront fees for so-called administrative or legal costs and, in some cases, trick
victims into granting remote access to their computers, further endangering
their finances.

The FSMA noted that victims are often approached via
unsolicited phone calls or emails. Fraudsters sometimes pose as law firms, accountants, or even official financial authorities and use the names of
legitimate companies or institutions.

The scam follows a familiar pattern: fraudsters
request payment for administrative tasks or tax fees, which are purely
fictitious. In other instances, they pose as good Samaritans offering free
services, only to install spyware via remote desktop applications like Anydesk,
granting them access to the victim’s bank accounts.

Digital Wallets

Fraudsters may also convince victims to create wallets
on cryptocurrency platforms, which they then exploit to steal funds. Regardless
of the method, the outcome is the same—victims lose even more money, often with
no way to recover it.

Worryingly, victims of investment fraud are often
targeted twice. First, fraudsters carry out the initial scam; then, they return
with the pretense of offering recovery services. The FSMA warns that
information about victims of previous scams can be sold to other fraudsters,
making these individuals even more vulnerable.

This post is originally published on FINANCEMAGNATES.

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