“退款行动”支付诈骗案调查遭法院打击。德国检察官表示，一项涉及3亿欧元的全球支付欺诈调查在科布伦茨一家法院对案件的一个关键假设提出质疑后受到打击。
‘Operation Chargeback’ payment scam probe dealt court blow German prosecutors say a 300 million euro global payment-fraud probe has been hit after a Koblenz court questioned a key assumption in the case.
法官希望进行更多调查，并可能在审查了10月在美国对嫌疑人进行的讯问后，释放被审前拘留的嫌疑人。
Judges want more investigation and may release suspects held in pre-trial detention, after reviewing October interviews with suspects in the United States.
调查指控犯罪分子利用窃取的信用卡数据制作虚假色情和约会网站，并得到支付公司高管和四家德国公司的协助。
The probe alleges criminals used stolen credit card data for fake porn and dating sites, with help from payment firm executives and four German firms.
人工智能生成 德国科布伦茨——德国对一起涉及3亿欧元（4.28亿新元）的全球支付欺诈案的调查遭到打击，此前一家法院对检察官的调查提出质疑。检察官称，数百万信用卡持有人在一次诈骗中上当受骗，该诈骗得到了支付公司高管的协助。
AI generated KOBLENZ, Germany – A German probe into a 300 million euro (S$428 million) global payment-fraud has been dealt a blow after a court cast doubt on the investigation by prosecutors who say millions of credit card holders were duped in a scam that enlisted the help of payment-company executives.
“退款行动”案首批起诉书提交地科布伦茨的法院现已告知检察官，需要进行更多调查，因为一个“核心假设”可能不再成立。
The court in Koblenz, where the first charges in the Operation Chargeback case were filed, has now told prosecutors more investigations are needed as a “central hypothesis” may no longer be valid.
检察官在一份声明中告诉彭博社，法官正在考虑释放被审前拘留的被告。
The judges are considering releasing the accused who are in pre-trial detention, prosecutors told Bloomberg in a statement.
法院此举是在审查了检察官10月对美国在押嫌疑人进行讯问的结果之后做出的。
The court’s move came after it reviewed results of interviews prosecutors did in October with suspects held in the United States.
检察官发言人称，尚未就被拘留者做出决定，但最早可能在10月29日做出。
No decision has yet been taken on the detained but it may come as early as Oct 29, a spokesman for the prosecutors said.
被起诉者包括支付公司Unzer前创始人米尔科·胡勒曼、前Wirecard经理布丽吉特·豪泽-阿克斯纳和鲁本·魏甘德。胡勒曼、魏甘德等人已被拘留一年多了。他们否认了这一指控。科布伦茨法院没有立即回复寻求置评的电子邮件。
Among the people indicted are Mirko Hullemann, former founder of payment company Unzer, ex-Wirecard manager Brigitte Hauser-Axtner and Ruben Weigand. Hullemann, Weigand and others have been in detention for more than a year now. They have denied the allegation. The Koblenz court didn’t immediately reply to an e-mail seeking comment.
2025年，检察官披露了一项全球调查，作为调查的一部分，他们突袭了60多个地点，逮捕了约20人。
In 2025, prosecutors disclosed a global probe when they raided more than 60 locations and arrested some 20 individuals as part of the investigation.
他们称，犯罪网络通过获取人们的信用卡数据，并将其用于虚假色情、约会或其他网站，在全球范围内诈骗了超过3亿欧元，其中四家德国支付公司处理了非法交易。德国当局表示，在调查中共识别出44名嫌疑人。彭博社
They allege that networks of criminals defrauded people across the globe of more than 300 million euros by obtaining their credit card data andg them up for fake porn, dating or other sites, with four German payment firms handling the illicit transactions. In total, German authorities have said they identified 44 suspects in their probe. BLOOMBERG