FBI Operation Targets Scam Compounds in Africa with Arrests, Account Takedowns - NEW YORK TIMES POST

FBI operation targets scam compounds in Africa with arrests, account takedowns

FBI Operation Blackout netted 28 arrests in Ghana and Nigeria, while Meta took down 3.7 million Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to fraud and scam centers.

FBI operation targets scam compounds in Africa with arrests, account takedowns - NEW YORK TIMES POST

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FBI’s expanded global efforts to disrupt and dismantle sprawling scam compounds that prey on Americans netted multiple arrests in Africa last week, as well as millions of dollars in potentially freezable funds and the takedown of social media accounts tied to fraud, officials said. Operation Blackout is the FBI’s global campaign to identify and dismantle foreign scam compounds through overseas raid…

FBI says Operation Blackout led to 28 arrests in Ghana and Nigeria, devices seized and trafficked workers freed

FBI said Operation Blackout produced 28 arrests in Ghana and Nigeria, seized 350+ devices, identified at least $11M in funds and freed more than 100 trafficked workers.

Ghana’s Operation Blackout: $17 BILLION seized- FBI Director Confirms

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that the FBI seized about $17 billion from suspected scammers in Ghana following what he described as Operation Blackout. In a post on Facebook, he revealed that Hundreds of alleged scammers have been arrested, thousands of trafficked workers freed, 10,000+ Americans warned before losing their money and  $670 MILLION in […]

FBI: $17bn seized, $670m in potential losses prevented under Operation Blackout

The FBI says Operation Blackout has resulted in $17 billion in seizures and prevented $670 million in potential fraud losses as Ghana intensifies its crackdown on suspected scam centres.