Skip to main content
institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

BBC Investigation: Millions of Euros Moved Through WhatsApp to Finance Organized Crime and Extremism!

Investigators found 82,000 messages showing brokers used the chat to move cash for crime and IS without any electronic record.

Summary by albeu.com
A large WhatsApp group has been used to organise the transfer of hundreds of millions of euros in cash to different countries around the world, creating an informal financial system that, according to an investigation by European broadcasters, has also been used to finance organised crime and [...] Read More... The post BBC investigation: Millions of euros moved through WhatsApp to finance organised crime and extremism! appeared first on Albeu.…

6 Articles

A European investigation revealed the use of chat groups on the Watsab app to convert hundreds of millions of euros in cash around the world, with the aim of financing terrorist organizations such as ISIS, and supporting organized crime, without any trace. The investigation cited a chat group of 532 members called "Great European traders" to arrange cross-border cash transfers, including to cities ... The post how is it used to finance ISIS?

An investigation by the European Broadcasting Network (EBU) revealed a case in which a simple group chat on WhatsApp was used to transfer hundreds of millions of euros in cash around the world.

·Bosnia and Herzegovina
Read Full Article

A WhatsApp group with 532 members has been used to organize transfers of large amounts of cash to different countries around the world, financing criminal activities and extremism, according to an investigation by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) investigative network, which also includes the BBC. The group, called “Traders of Greater Europe”, [...]

A large WhatsApp group has been used to organise the transfer of hundreds of millions of euros in cash to different countries around the world, creating an informal financial system that, according to an investigation by European broadcasters, has also been used to finance organised crime and [...] Read More... The post BBC investigation: Millions of euros moved through WhatsApp to finance organised crime and extremism! appeared first on Albeu.…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources are Center
100% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal