OPERATION BLACKOUT: This FBI’s global scam center fraud demolition.
Last week we hosted ‘London Disruption Week’ with our great partners delivering major results:
• 28 arrests across Africa
• 350+ devices seized
• $11 MILLION in potentially freezable funds identified
• 3.7 MILLION fraudulent Facebook and Instagram accounts taken down
• 100+ scam victims identified, with losses exceeding $10 MILLION
• 120+ trafficked workers identified for repatriation
Huge thanks to our law enforcement partners TheJusticeDept, our international partners, and Meta for helping deliver these results.
OP BLACKOUT TOTALS:
-$17 BILLION seized.
-Hundreds of alleged scammers arrested.
-Thousands of trafficking victims freed.
-10,000+ Americans warned.
-$670 MILLION in estimated losses prevented.
Criminals who scam Americans no longer have sanctuary.

FBI Director Kash Patel