FBI launches Operation Blackout against global scam compounds
- —FBI seized more than $17 billion from scam compound fraud centers
- —About 300 arrests in Ghana and Nigeria, with $15 million seized
- —Compounds operate across Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East
- —US authorities froze nearly $1 billion in crypto and shut 500 fraudulent sites
Why it matters: The crackdown targets crypto fraud infrastructure, but criminal networks can relocate across borders and rebuild operations.
Source: AMBCrypto