Officers of the Cybercrime Directorate at GDCOC carried out a special operation against a criminal group that committed investment fraud targeting foreign nationals. In the course of the operation they shut down a call centre advertised as a reliable investment broker working with partner teams around the world.
The investigation established that the activity was run from an office in a business building in the city of Sofia. Evidence was gathered that it was aimed at persuading people to invest funds against promises of high returns and growing income which were not only never delivered within the promised period, but which also left the platform's clients unable to recover even their initial deposits.
The police action was carried out on 4 July 2026 under the supervision of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office. Pre-trial proceedings have been opened for offences under Articles 212a and 321 of the Criminal Code — computer fraud and misleading citizens for the purpose of obtaining benefit.
Five people — Bulgarian and foreign nationals — were detained by the cyber police under the Ministry of the Interior Act.
Searches were conducted at the administrative building and two further private addresses, from which numerous computer configurations, mobile devices, documents and items relevant to the investigation were seized.
