A cross-border investigation into an alleged investment fraud network — tracing a decade of shell companies, fabricated credentials, and investor losses from Augsburg to Warsaw to Bucharest. Based on court filings, commercial register records, WHOIS data, and statements from multiple victims.
This investigation began with a single question from an investor who lost €40,000 to a self-described tech entrepreneur named Kasun Süß. That question — "who is this person, really?" — uncovered a pattern stretching back to 2016, spanning four countries, at least four shell companies, and a constellation of associates whose roles blur the line between victim and accomplice.
The materials assembled here are drawn exclusively from public records: commercial register filings from Amtsgericht Augsburg (HRB 31412, HRB 34342, HRB 748464, HRB 770809), the Polish KRS register (KRS 0001024599), WHOIS domain registration records, court garnishment orders, and a detailed chronology compiled by the investor and two other affected women for the Kriminalpolizei Augsburg (filed July 2026). Where a claim could not be independently verified, it is labeled as such. Nothing in this report has been sourced from non-public or private materials.
Two individuals sit at the center of this network. The first, Kasun Süß (born 9 June 1992 in Germany), serves as the frontman — the charismatic recruiter who meets investors in person, paints visions of billion-dollar exits, and never signs a single contract himself. The second, Oleksandr Men, operates the corporate machinery: every investment agreement bears his signature, routed through a Polish limited liability company (sp. z o.o.) and a German GmbH that was renamed and restructured weeks before the first contract was signed. A third figure, Sabrina Stängle, began as an apparent victim before the investigation revealed she had knowledge of the deception from the outset. Additional leads — including a new entity, Valkenstein GmbH (Stuttgart, HRB 770809), and an individual named Luis Filipe Monteiro Soares (Berlin) — are under active review.
The investigation also documents the experiences of named victims, including Liane Bamminger-Wöbbeking, who reports losses of €60,000 from the 2016–2017 Stilino GmbH era, and two additional investors identified in the police filing. The side-by-side comparison condenses the operational differences between the two principals; the narrative sections that follow lay out the timeline in full.
Frontman & Recruiter — 2Digits Sp. z o.o. / Stilino GmbH (dissolved)
Born 9 June 1992 in Germany. Presents himself as a tech entrepreneur and CTO. Public records, WHOIS data, and court filings trace a pattern from 2016 onward: a personal domain advertising developer services, a German GmbH whose shares were garnished and terminated within months, and a Polish shell company through which investors were solicited for non-existent software projects. Currently believed to be in Bucharest, Romania, with his partner Sabrina Stängle. All claims of billionaire status, IT studies in Boston, and a successful startup exit are unverified.
The following timeline is reconstructed from WHOIS registration records, German and Polish commercial register filings, a garnishment order from Amtsgericht Augsburg (filed 24 May 7), and a chronological statement prepared by victims for the Kriminalpolizei Augsburg in July 2026. Dates marked "circa" are approximate based on registry timestamps. Each entry cites its source; nothing here is derived from non-public materials.
kasunsuess.com is registered via Hostinger on 28 November 2016. The WHOIS record lists the registrant as "Kasun Suess," Proviantbachstraße, 86153 Augsburg, phone +49 173 7390916, email suess15@web.de. The site title is "Kasun Suess |CTO|Developer." Weeks later, in December 2016, Stilino GmbH is founded at Ramsbergstraße 19, 86156 Augsburg (HRB 31412, Amtsgericht Augsburg). Co-founders are Kürsad Tetik (Möckmühl/Stuttgart) and Liane Bamminger-Wöbbeking (Meerbusch). Stammkapital: €25,002. Süß holds 33% and serves as managing director.
On 24 May 2017, Amtsgericht Augsburg issues a Pfändungs- und Überweisungsbeschluss (garnishment and transfer order) against Süß's shares in Stilino GmbH. His 33% stake is garnished and his membership terminated without notice. The company never files a single annual financial statement (Jahresabschluss) with the Bundesanzeiger — a legal obligation for GmbHs. Co-founder Liane Bamminger-Wöbbeking later reports losing approximately €60,000. The Stilino GmbH case is documented at infoszurstilinogmbh.wordpress.com.
During this period, Süß makes numerous unverifiable claims about his background: that he studied IT at MIT, Boston University, or Northeastern University (no public record exists); that he achieved a successful startup exit (no record); that he received a scholarship in Augsburg (no record); and that he maintains business operations in Vilnius, Warsaw, and Singapore (no corporate registrations found in any of those jurisdictions). A Contra profile (contra.com/suess000) and a YouTube channel (youtube.com/@kasunsuess7667) are created during this period, presenting him as a freelance developer.
Around March 2023, 2Digits Sp. z o.o. is registered in Warsaw, Poland (KRS 0001024599, VAT PL5273047411, REGON 527416810), at ul. Złota 75A/7, 00-819 Warszawa. The sole signatory of all investment contracts is Oleksandr Men (see Subject B). Süß recruits investors through personal relationships, beginning with a chance street meeting. Over approximately six months, an investor is persuaded to put €40,000 into three "app" projects: a "politics platform," a dating app, and a "Runner" SOS app. Each contract grants only a future purchase option "at issuance price" — never immediate equity. The pattern repeats with at least three other known victims. All projects remain perpetually "1–2 weeks" from completion.
In July 2026, Süß and his partner Sabrina Stängle relocate to Bucharest, Romania. By this time, the investor has discovered that no product exists, no development team is employed (Süß claims to be coding alone despite claiming funds to hire developers), and the "firm account is frozen" explanation is used to cancel a scheduled commercial video shoot. In July 2026, the investor, accompanied by "Julia" (another victim) and Stängle, files a complaint at the Kriminalpolizei Augsburg. During the police interview, Stängle reveals she knew from the beginning that Süß had no money — repositioning her from co-victim to accomplice. Süß subsequently proposes a "repayment plan" of €1,000/month over 40 months, with no security. As of publication, he is believed to remain in Bucharest.
You are the perfect person, with heart in the right place, who after an exit should continue my life's work and keep working with my programmers.— Kasun Süß to an investor, recorded in the July 2026 police statement (Sachverhaltsdarstellung)
As of July 2026, Kasun Süß is believed to be residing in Bucharest, Romania, with Sabrina Stängle. No product from any of the 2Digits projects has launched. No repayment has been made to any identified victim. His identity has never been verified through an official identity document by any investor. The following entities and leads are documented or under active investigation.
Polish LLC (KRS 0001024599) registered at ul. Złota 75A/7, 00-819 Warszawa. All known investment contracts are signed by Oleksandr Men as "President." Payments routed to a Belgian corporate IBAN. The company has no verifiable product, employees, or public-facing presence beyond investor pitch materials.
Founded December 2016 at Ramsbergstraße 19, 86156 Augsburg. Süß's shares garnished May 2017. No annual filings ever published. Co-founder Liane Bamminger-Wöbbeking (Meerbusch) reports €60,000 in losses. The company is the earliest documented instance of the pattern: solicit funds, fail to deliver, leave investors with nothing.
A Stuttgart-registered GmbH appearing in commercial database searches linked to Süß. The individual "Luis Filipe Monteiro Soares" (Berlin) is listed in association with this entity. Its relationship to the 2Digits network, if any, is under investigation. The Amtsgericht Stuttgart register should be queried for the full commercial record, shareholder list, and managing director appointments.
Corporate Infrastructure & Contract Signatory — L-VE GmbH (formerly O.MEN GmbH, HRB 34342)
Every investment contract in the 2Digits scheme bears his signature. German commercial register records (Amtsgericht Augsburg HRB 34342) document a sole managing directorship that began in January 2020 and continues to the present. The corporate vehicle he controls was renamed, relocated, and its business purpose completely replaced in mid-2025 — weeks before the first investor contract was signed. His public footprint is minimal; the paper trail is not.
The following timeline is reconstructed entirely from the commercial register file of Amtsgericht Augsburg for HRB 34342, cross-referenced with the Polish KRS register for 2Digits Sp. z o.o. (KRS 0001024599) and the July 2026 Sachverhaltsdarstellung filed with the Kriminalpolizei Augsburg. The register file documents a continuous sole managing directorship from founding to the present, punctuated by a comprehensive restructuring immediately preceding the investment scheme.
Articles of association are dated 30 December 2019. The company is registered 10 January 2020 as "O.MEN GmbH" at the Amtsgericht Augsburg commercial register (HRB 34342). Stammkapital: €25,000. Sole managing director: Oleksandr Men. The registered business purpose initially encompasses planning and engineering services. The register lists an address in Königsbrunn, Bavaria.
On 6 September 2021, the articles of association are amended. Three days later, on 9 September 2021, a new shareholder list is filed, changing the ownership structure. Men remains sole managing director throughout. No public financial statements or annual reports are filed that would indicate actual business operations commensurate with a planning/engineering firm. The company maintains a minimal public footprint during this period.
A rapid sequence of filings transforms the entity: 20 May 2025 — further articles amendment. 2 June 2025 — the company is renamed to "L-VE GmbH," the registered address moves to Senefelder Str. 1, 86368 Gersthofen, the entire business purpose is replaced (from planning/engineering to "operation of a streaming and event platform"), and a new shareholder list is filed. 11 July 2025 — further articles amendment. 27 July 2025 — the new business purpose is published. The entire overhaul is completed within nine weeks.
On 26 and 28 September 2025, the first investor contract for 2Digits Sp. z o.o. is signed by Oleksandr Men in his capacity as "President." The signing location is Gersthofen — the same address as the newly renamed L-VE GmbH. The contract purports to grant the investor a future purchase option "at issuance price" in a yet-to-be-founded operating company, with no immediate equity. Additional contracts follow for separate "app" projects (a dating application and a "Runner" SOS app). All bear Men's signature. Payments are directed to a Belgian corporate IBAN. One investor's total exposure reaches €40,000 across three contracts.
On professional networking sites, Men references an entity called "Automated Links Sp. z o.o." purportedly based in Königsbrunn. A targeted search of the Polish National Court Register (KRS) returns no such company at any address in Königsbrunn or elsewhere. The L-VE GmbH register file continues to list Men as sole managing director as of the date of this report. The 2Digits Sp. z o.o. register file lists him in the same capacity. No annual financial statements have been published for either entity in any accessible register.
The money on the company account is being "washed" and used to finance development. That is why there is nothing there right now.— Kasun Süß explaining the empty 2Digits account to an investor, per the July 2026 Sachverhaltsdarstellung. The statement was relayed to Oleksandr Men as signatory; no response was documented.
As of July 2026, Oleksandr Men remains the sole managing director of L-VE GmbH (HRB 34342) and the registered president/signatory of 2Digits Sp. z o.o. (KRS 0001024599). No product has been launched through either entity. The following is a summary of documented corporate structures and their interrelationships. All information is drawn from public commercial registers.
Senefelder Str. 1, 86368 Gersthofen. HRB 34342, Amtsgericht Augsburg. Sole MD: Oleksandr Men since 10.01.2020. Renamed from O.MEN GmbH on 02.06.2025. Business purpose changed to "streaming/event platform" on 27.07.2025. No annual filings in the Bundesanzeiger. The address is the location where the first 2Digits investment contract was signed.
ul. Złota 75A/7, 00-819 Warszawa. KRS 0001024599, VAT PL5273047411, REGON 527416810. Registered approximately March 2023. The registered president is Oleksandr Men. The Polish KRS register lists additional individuals in the governing bodies whose roles and relationships to Men are under investigation. The company's registered address is a virtual office facility.
Referenced by Men on professional networking profiles as a business based in Königsbrunn, Germany. A search of the Polish KRS register, the German Handelsregister, and the Bundesanzeiger returns no matching entity under any spelling variation. The non-existence of this company — while it is cited as a professional credential — is itself a documented datum.
The following table isolates the dimensions along which the two principals differ in their operational roles within the network, as documented in the July 2026 filing with the Kriminalpolizei Augsburg and corroborated by commercial register filings from Germany and Poland. Each entry reflects the evidence available as of the date of this report. The shared row at the bottom identifies the points of convergence that bind the two into a single operation.
| Dimension | Kasun Süß | Oleksandr Men |
|---|---|---|
| Role in scheme | Frontman, recruiter, emotional manipulator. Meets investors in person; cultivates personal relationships over months; never signs contracts. | Corporate infrastructure, contract signatory. Maintains registered entities; signs all investment agreements; provides the legal facade. |
| Method of approach | Chance encounters (street approach in Bucharest), dating apps (Hinge, used to recruit Sabrina Stängle), personal referrals within victim networks. Claims of billionaire status, fabricated bank statements, emotional bonding. | Corporate veneer. Registered Polish LLC with VAT and REGON numbers; German GmbH with (until 2025) legitimate-sounding business purpose; professional contract templates under German law with German jurisdiction clauses. |
| Corporate footprint | Stilino GmbH (HRB 31412, shares garnished May 2017, never filed accounts). Personal brand via kasunsuess.com, Contra, YouTube. No registered entity currently in his name. | L-VE GmbH (HRB 34342, active, sole MD since 2020). 2Digits Sp. z o.o. (KRS 0001024599, president). Continuous registered presence across two jurisdictions with banking infrastructure (Belgian IBAN). |
| Documented losses linked to role | Direct solicitation: Liane Bamminger-Wöbbeking €60,000 (Stilino era); investor in 2025 filing €40,000; "Julia" €50,000+; Ryan Buckley ~$15,000. Total documented: €165,000+. | Signature authority on every 2Digits investment contract. The L-VE GmbH restructuring (May–July 2025) directly preceded the contract signing (September 2025). Belgian corporate account received investor funds. |
| Points of convergence | Both operate from the same geographic area (Augsburg / Königsbrunn / Gersthofen). The 2Digits contracts were signed in Gersthofen — Men's L-VE GmbH address — at the same time Süß was soliciting the investments. Both reference the same Belgian IBAN for payments. Both are named together in the July 2026 Sachverhaltsdarstellung. The timing of the L-VE GmbH overhaul (completed July 2025) and the first contract (September 2025) is separated by less than 60 days. | |
Across multiple investors and multiple "app" projects (politics platform, dating app, Runner SOS app), the same verbal pattern recurs: the product is "1–2 weeks" from completion. This stringing technique maintains investor engagement without ever delivering a product. In the 2Digits case, no product has launched as of July 2026 despite over €165,000 in documented investments across the known victim pool.
The L-VE GmbH timeline is illustrative: a company dormant for years as a "planning/engineering" firm is suddenly renamed, relocated, and given an entirely new business purpose (streaming/event platform) over nine weeks in May–July 2025. Sixty days later, the first investment contract is signed at the same address. This pattern — refresh the corporate vehicle, then solicit — mirrors the 2016 Stilino GmbH founding, which preceded the first documented investor losses in 2017.
The case of Sabrina Stängle illustrates a third pattern: individuals initially presenting as victims or co-investors who are later revealed to have had knowledge of the deception. Stängle met Süß via Hinge, was deceived by fabricated bank statements (according to her own police statement), then relocated with him to Bucharest in July 2026. After the police filing, she reversed her cooperation and aligned with Süß against the reporting investor. The relocation to Romania — outside the EU arrest warrant framework's practical reach for civil matters — follows a pattern of geographic movement (Augsburg → Vilnius → Warsaw → Bucharest) that appears designed to complicate legal recourse.
Several leads remain open: (1) Valkenstein GmbH (Stuttgart, HRB 770809) and its connection to the network, including the role of Luis Filipe Monteiro Soares (Berlin); (2) the identity and role of "Anatolii Shyrokov," listed in Polish KRS records alongside an "Oleksandr Derkach" in IQ-QUEST Sp. z o.o. (KRS 0000659669) — any connection to Oleksandr Men is unconfirmed but the name similarity warrants investigation; (3) the full current shareholder structure of 2Digits Sp. z o.o. and L-VE GmbH as of 2026; (4) the total number of investors who have not yet come forward. The Sachverhaltsdarstellung recommends coordinated legal action (Wirtschaftsstrafrecht / Kapitalanlagerecht) and preservation of evidence before further assets are moved.