Interpol arrests 5,811 people, seizes $293 million in global scammer crackdown
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Why it matters: Interpol has wrapped up its biggest anti-fraud sweep of the year, reporting 5,811 arrests and the interception of $293 million in illicit assets across 97 countries and territories. The operation, code-named First Light 2026, ran from January 15 to April 30 and targeted social engineering fraud: the umbrella term for scams that manipulate victims into handing over money or sensitive information voluntarily, covering business email compromise, romance scams, impersonation fraud, investment fraud, and sextortion.
The numbers behind the sweep say as much about the scale of the problem as the results do.
Investigators combed through 152,808 cases, closed 23,715 of them, identified 15,606 suspects, and froze 31,014 bank accounts. More than 142,000 victims were identified worldwide, a figure Interpol says shows how far social engineering fraud has moved from isolated...
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