The EUROPOL recently published the
2021 situation report on misleading invoice fraud targeting the owners of IPRs.
The report is the fruit of the
cooperation between Europol and EUIPO with the aim to enhance
awareness of acquisition fraud connected with national, European and international IPR registration processes and to provide an
assessment of the dynamics of the scam.
This report further intends to provide an overview of the
scope of the invoice fraud, the modus operandi of the suspects and the impact of the scams and may become a useful status report for the attention of judicial authorities as well.
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ECTA takes an active role in the fight against this type of fraud. To learn more about ECTA Anti-Scam Activities and also to report any such activity to ECTA, please visit our ECTA Anti-Scam Activities page.