Crime
INTERPOL seized $300M, arrested 3,500 in sting across Nigeria, Ghana, and others
INTERPOL on December 19th announced the conclusion of a transcontinental police operation against online financial crime with almost 3,500 arrests & seizures of $300 million worth of assets across 34 countries
The 6-month Operation HAECHI IV (July-December 2023) targeted 7 types of cyber-enabled sc@ms: voice phishing, romance sc@ms, online s+xtortion, investment fra¥d, money laundering associated with illegal online gambling, business email compromise fra¥d, & e-commerce fra¥d
According to INTERPOL, the operation was carried out across 34 countries, which include Argentina, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Korea, Romania, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, UAE, UK, USA, Viet Nam
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