Meta and tech firms report joint operation disrupting West African scam networks
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Meta, Coinbase, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Starlink and Adobe say a joint operation with law enforcement disrupted criminal scam networks based in Nigeria, Ghana and other West African countries.
Meta says it removed more than 3.7 million accounts, pages and groups from Facebook and Instagram. Law enforcement confirmed 28 arrests and the rescue of 117 trafficking victims. Coinbase says it stopped more than $415,000 in potential losses.
The announcement comes from Meta's newsroom and is a first-party account. The report does not include independent verification of the figures.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 13, 11:13 AM ET
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- Meta NewsroomOfficialMeta, Coinbase, Google and others join police to disrupt West African scam networks
AIMeta, Coinbase, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Starlink and Adobe say a joint operation with law enforcement disrupted criminal scam networks based in Nigeria, Ghana and other West African nations. Meta removed more than 3.7 million accounts, pages and groups from Facebook and Instagram, and law enforcement confirmed 28 arrests and the rescue of 117 trafficking victims. Coinbase says it stopped more than $415,000 in potential losses.
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