frederic lebeau

Belgium is experiencing a sharp acceleration in investment fraud — and the numbers from the FSMA’s latest dashboard leave little room for doubt. Between July and December 2025 alone, Belgian consumers reported having lost more than €23 million  to fraudulent investment schemes . This is not a marginal increase. It signals structural evolution. The numbers behind According to the FSMA: 1,622 reports  were filed in just six months €10.5M+  lost via fraudulent trading platforms and...

The UK continues to lead Europe in reshaping fraud accountability — especially against   Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams , now one of the country’s biggest economic crime threats. Since   7 October 2024 , the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) introduced   mandatory reimbursement rules   with a major structural shift: ✅   Both the sending PSP and the receiving one share liability — 50:50   Meaning:   the one hosting the victim AND the one hosting the fraudster are now equally responsible.  ...

When The Times (article has been removed in the meantime) revealed that more than 85,000 companies were registered at a single address on Shelton Street, London , the story quickly became symbolic. One address. Tens of thousands of companies. At first glance, the conclusion seems obvious: this must be a uniquely British excess. But when you step back from the headline number and look at patterns rather than absolutes , the picture starts to look surprisingly familiar. Why the UK looks...