Lyon, France: A year-long investigative clampdown on criminal networks coordinated by INTERPOL has demonstrated the scale of phone and online frauds worldwide.Codenamed First Light, the operation officially concluded in November with the following results:1.10,380 locations raided2.21,549 operators, fraudsters and money launderers arrested3.310 bank accounts frozen4.USD 153 973 709 worth of illicit funds intercepted.This latest edition of Operation First Light marked the first time law enforcement has coordinated with INTERPOL on a global scale to combat telecoms fraud, with operations taking place on every continent. A three-month enforcement phase (1 September - 30 November 2019) saw 35 countries participate in a coordinated crackdown on organized crime groups engaged in various types of telecommunications and social engineering scams.This was followed by a year of intensive information sharing among participating countries, analyzing the intelligence acquired in the operation in order to identify suspects and pursue investigative leads.
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