"An international cybercrime operation against online scams has led to 651 arrests and recovered more than $4.3 million as part of an effort led by law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries. The initiative, codenamed Operation Red Card 2.0, took place between December 8, 2025 and January 30, 2026, according to INTERPOL. It targeted infrastructure and actors behind high-yield investment scams, mobile money fraud, and fraudulent mobile loan applications."
"Countries that participated in the law enforcement operation included Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It was conducted under the African Joint Operation against Cybercrime (AFJOC). "During the eight-week operation, investigations exposed scams linked to over USD 45 million in financial losses and identified 1,247 victims, predominantly from the African continent but also from other regions of the world," INTERPOL said in a press release."
Operation Red Card 2.0 ran from December 8, 2025 to January 30, 2026 under INTERPOL coordination and involved law enforcement from 16 African countries. The operation targeted infrastructure and actors behind high-yield investment scams, mobile money fraud, and fraudulent mobile loan applications. Authorities executed 651 arrests, recovered more than $4.3 million, confiscated 2,341 devices, and took down 1,442 malicious IPs, domains, and servers. Investigations exposed scams linked to over $45 million in financial losses and identified 1,247 victims. Notable cases included a dismantled Nigerian investment fraud ring, arrests over a telecommunications platform breach, and 27 arrests in Kenya related to messaging-app fraud.
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