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Leipzig (dpa / sn) - Hundreds of investors from Germany are said to have been defrauded by a total of around ten million euros with fictitious information about alleged major real estate projects.
Charges have now been brought against three suspects, as the Leipzig public prosecutor announced on Monday.
From the end of 2018 to the beginning of 2019, supposedly safe investments with high returns by a Swedish company were advertised on the Internet.
Investors were fooled into an imminent IPO, deposit insurance promised, and it was alleged that the company was approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
According to the public prosecutor's office, there was only a so-called letterbox company at the address given in Sweden.
The Leipzig public prosecutor's office took over the nationwide investigation.
In cooperation with the Swedish police, there were numerous searches, several arrests and charges against several suspects.
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The three men accused before the Leipzig Regional Court are said to have provided and managed a German account for the fraudulent transactions.
Since the Leipzig Public Prosecutor was able to secure a large part of the money that flowed into the German account in good time, there is at least the prospect of extensive compensation for the damage incurred for these investors.
The regional court must now decide whether to allow the main proceedings.
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