Former Member of High Stakes Danish Poker Community Implicated in Intricate Fraud Scandal

According to reports coming from igaming.org, a well-known former member of the Danish high stakes community was reported to the Department of Economical Fraud in that country. The allegations state that he gained access and installed a highly sophisticated trojan horse on the personal computers of several players.

The accused player, whose identity remains secret for now, used the information obtained in this highly illegal manner to rob players out of several million Euros, according to the allegations. Although details are scarce at the moment, it seems that the fraud had been ongoing for several years before it was discovered.

A trojan horse is a variety of malware that allows a remote user to see and/or control everything that’s going on on a victim’s computer. In this particular instance, the perpetrator was able to see other players’ hole cards without alarming any anti-virus programs.

The police-commissary Torben Koldborg Fredriksen has confirmed that a 32-year-old poker player has been reported and that an ongoing investigation continues, but that there have been no charges brought as of yet. The added level of secrecy surrounding this case makes more sense when taking into consideration the fact that there are implications that someone from the Danish police department could be involved as outside help.

This person with ties to law enforcement may have provided the accused with software that is normally used by police to track computer activity of suspected criminals without alerting them to the fact. If these allegations are confirmed, it will further complicate what could already be one of the biggest scandals in the poker community not involving big corporations.

The whole sham started to fall apart when one of the victims noticed that his computer was restarted while he was away, reports mx.dx. He further examined security cameras, only to discover they were disconnected for a brief period of time, which led him to contact the authorities.

This triggered the investigation and, according to what has been released thus far, at least eight different people have been the victims of this scam, losing between several hundred thousand to several million dollars.

Players have started speculating on 2 + 2 about who this mystery person could be, and igaming claims that the identity of the implicated person is known to them, but they will not reveal it as no official charges have been brought at this point in time.

We will keep you up to date as more details surrounding this case are revealed.