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European Anti-Fraud Office
@euantifraud.bsky.social
Protecting the EU's budget, financial interests and reputation since 1999.
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Only report fraud here: https://europa.eu/!X88TVb
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💘Nothing beats true love, well apart from genuine goods.
🤝That is why we work with partners to protect against the trade in counterfeit goods.
👀This Valentine's Day find out more about our work in this area link.europa.eu/YVJh49
❤️Finding true love...We'll leave that to you!
February 14, 2026 at 8:21 AM
☣️Time not wasted 🛑 Working with Albanian national authorities we helped trap a hazardous waste shipment that was due to be sent from Albania to Thailand. Find out how we helped foil this attempt 🚢 link.europa.eu/WQnMhb
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The real deal 👍OLAF experts supported Operation DECOY III, helping stop €1.2 billion of fake cash from entering circulation 💶 Find out more 👇
💶 EUR 1.2 billion in counterfeit cash stopped.

Operation DECOY III:
🌍 18 countries involved
📦 379 parcels seized
🔎 70 new investigations
💶 More than 7 million fake notes and coins intercepted

Read the full press release: https://ow.ly/Uizi50YcFjK

#CurrencyCounterfeiting
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
🛡️💶In Ljubljana OLAF took part in a the conference on the challenges in fighting fraud of EU funds, explaining how we protect the EU budget from fraud and wrongdoing. The conference brings together national experts to share experiences & good practices in fighting & preventing fraud 🤝
February 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
In Athens we delivered training for 100 financial analysts & investigators from Greek anti-fraud authorities, showing how OLAF processes & analyses large volumes of financial data & Open-Source Intelligence 🔎Find out more link.europa.eu/xMXxrt
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
📖A new chapter for OLAF - Mr Petr Klement starts his role as OLAF's new Director-General today. Find out more about our new DG's distinguished background. link.europa.eu/hNtjxY
February 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
📢Find out what happened when OLAF gathered anti fraud communicators from 22 EU countries alongside those from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Europol, Eurojust & the European Commission, for the OLAF Anti-fraud Communicators Network meeting 🇪🇺🤝 link.europa.eu/p3BTqM
January 28, 2026 at 2:32 PM
📣 Engaging presentations and lively discussions during today's OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators' Network meeting, where we are exchanging best practices with communication partners from across the EU on how to fight disinformation & work together across borders 🤝
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 AM
🛑OLAF coordinated a cross-border investigation into the suspected circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia relating to the export of 766 trucks from the EU to Russia. Find out more about our actions in our press release 👓 link.europa.eu/bkTtgR
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
🤝Our Acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social held a positive & productive meeting with European Law Institute President Prof Dr Teresa Rodríguez Heras de Ballell & Secretary General Dr Vanessa Wilcox exploring ways that we can cooperate to protect EU taxpayers money 💶
January 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🛃🌐This International Customs Day find out how customary it is for OLAF to work with EU & global Customs authorities to prevent millions of counterfeit & dangerous items from being sold and fight the illegal trade in tobacco & alcohol 🛑📖 link.europa.eu/KgMWh7
January 26, 2026 at 9:45 AM
💶Approximately half a million euro prevented from being unduly spent from the EU budget! 🕵️‍♂️We uncovered serious issues in projects in Hungary: manipulated public procurement procedures, inflated prices and a canopy-trail without a forest🌳 Get the details in our press release: link.europa.eu/JvNBvv
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
🤝Working with French and Czech customs authorities to protect children from from fake and dangerous toys. We coordinated an investigation that led to the seizure of more than 10.7 million counterfeit toys sold online 🛻🧩🧸 See our press release link.europa.eu/CbMTtr
December 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
💶Corruption damages citizens, institutions and society as a whole. On this International Anti-Corruption Day, learn how we at OLAF investigate and prevent fraud and corruption affecting the EU budget: link.europa.eu/BGWbnP
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
👍Clear and firm support for OLAF's work and investigations by @piotrserafin.bsky.social in yesterday’s discharge hearing @europarl.europa.eu
Strong, independent bodies like @euantifraud.bsky.social & EPPO are essential. When they investigate - even within our own ranks - we don’t weaken them, we support them ➡️ today’s discharge hearing @europarl.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
💻Wrapping up OLAF's 28th Digital Forensics and Analysts training session. The 2 week event saw OLAF welcoming anti-fraud experts from across the EU to Prague to learn about the latest techniques in digital forensics and data gathering to aid in the fight against fraud.
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
On the second day of her visit to Cyprus acting DG
@sallaloi.bsky.social met with the Commissioner for Transparency. Salla also met customs officials at the Port of Limassol seeing at first-hand some of the practical ways that OLAF protects the EU's financial interests 💶🛡️
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🧸Not Child's Play🧩OLAF played a key role in @europol.europa.eu led operation LUDUS V helping seize 7.8 million dangerous & counterfeit toys.
🤝Find out more about our coordination efforts with customs authorities in 16 EU countries and the Guardia di Finanza.
📰 link.europa.eu/qkfb3j
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Strengthening cooperation 🤝Welcoming a delegation of auditors from @nikgovpl.bsky.social for a workshop focussing on our work including the lifecycle of an investigation & how we use technology to fight fraud. These workshops are crucial to building cooperation & enhancing protection of EU funds 💶🛡️
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
💬In a plenary on Strategic support in the fight against corruption at the EPAC/ECAN conference, our acting DG
@sallaloi.bsky.social highlighted some of the support we offer such as developing anti-fraud policy for the Commission & administering funds to protect EU financial interests.
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🛑Preventing sanctions circumvention 🤝With
@europol.europa.eu we are taking forward 'Project Transporter' that aims uphold sanctions against Russia & Belarus by preventing the export of 🚗vehicles from the EU to Russia & Belarus.
📰Find out more - link.europa.eu/PnwRqv
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
In Copenhagen with @eu2025dk.bsky.social we are hosting a high-level conference on customs fraud focusing on overcoming challenges of cross-border export fraud and how we can support EU countries in detecting, preventing & investigating this type of fraud. 1/2
👀 Press release - link.europa.eu/4B6N3X
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Working smart💡In a plenary at the Conference of International Investigators in Beijing, on investigating with scarce resources, acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social explains how OLAF cooperates with global partners using flexibility, agility & prioritisation to protect EU financial interests 🌐🤝🛡️💶
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
💬🏦Discussing the EU anti-fraud architecture during the annual Interinstitutional Exchange of Views on OLAF our acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social said that working with partners gives fresh perspectives & enhances expertise to increase protection of the EU budget and maintain trust in the EU Project.
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
📢The new Director-General of OLAF will be Mr Petr Klement. A Czech national, Mr Klement will join us from the European Public Prosecutor's Office, where he serves as Deputy Chief European Prosecutor. A warm welcome to OLAF!
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM