09/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – Coordinated searches and witness hearings took place on Wednesday 8 September in Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark to end the activities of a criminal group committing large-scale investment fraud. The actions follow a complex three-year investigation by the Public Prosecution Office (PPO) of Dresden and the State Office of Criminal Investigation of Saxony in Germany, coordinated by the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), Eurojust announced in a statement on Thursday 9 September. Through a series of fake websites, the criminal network deceived many victims by selling them fake financial investment products, stocks and bonds, without ever actually investing the money received. The damages reportedly amount to more than EUR 55 million across Europe. (CG)