The FBI has launched Operation Blackout, a coordinated effort to dismantle criminal scam networks in Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East that target US citizens. Working with the Department of Justice and US Attorneys’ Offices, the agency says it has seized more than $17 billion from scam compound fraud centers. In Ghana and Nigeria, authorities have reportedly arrested about 300 people and seized an additional $15 million in cases targeting older Americans. These compounds may also rely on human trafficking and forced criminal labor to contact victims and pressure them into transferring money to fraudulent investment platforms.
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