Authorities in Ghana and Nigeria have arrested 28 individuals in a significant operation targeting cryptocurrency investment fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice reported that private-sector partners flagged $11 million in funds that could potentially be frozen. The operation, described as the first joint effort focused on West Africa, involved crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase, which assisted in tracing illicit funds and preventing losses. Additionally, Meta removed over 3.7 million accounts linked to scams, primarily targeting individuals in the U.S. and U.K.
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Crackdown on West African Crypto Scams Leads to Arrests and Fund Freezes
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