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FBI Seizes $17 Billion in Assets in West Africa Scam Raids

Original: FBI Reports $17 Billion in Seized Assets and Crypto from Scam Centers as West Africa Raids Net 28 Arrests The FBI and DO

The FBI and Justice Department say Operation Blackout, a coordinated crackdown on scam centers in Ghana and Nigeria, seized roughly $17 billion in assets and cryptocurrency and led to 28 arrests. The operation targeted networks behind online fraud schemes, and authorities are presenting it as one of the largest seizures of its kind against West African fraud operations.

Why now: The unprecedented scale of the seizure and the international raids are drawing attention to US-led enforcement against online scam networks.

FBIUS Department of JusticeGhanaNigeriaOperation Blackout

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• FBI Reports $17 Billion in Seized Assets and Crypto from Scam Centers as West Africa Raids Net 28 Arrests The FBI and DOJ say their coordinated Operation Blackout seized roughly $17 billion in assets and crypto while raiding scam centers in Ghana and Nigeria. https://… · newisty

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