He operated companies Fortress Holding, Flow Money and Flow Money Int., in part by abusing the name and logo of US company Fortress, promising a 9% return to investors.

As interest rates are now low, people are looking for alternative investments and are more susceptible to fraud, said MNB deputy governor László Windisch.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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