OPERATION BLACKOUT: this FBI’s global scam center fraud demolition.
Another takedown this week out of Ghana:
-Nearly $10 million in identified losses so far
-89 victims identified
-130+ individuals arrested or detained (including victims who will be repatriated to home country)
-300+ devices seized
Investigation is ongoing.
These scam compounds target American citizens and destroy lives - and this
@FBI is crushing them in every corner of the world. More to come.
Operation Blackout totals so far:
-Roughly $17 BILLION seized
-Hundreds of alleged scammers arrested
-Thousands of trafficked workers freed
-10,000+ Americans warned before losing their money
-$670 MILLION in estimated losses prevented