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DOJ, FBI and Meta disrupt West African scam networks
Axios reports authorities arrested 28 people in Ghana and Nigeria and rescued 117 trafficking victims from a compound in Ghana.
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Axios reports the DOJ, FBI and British National Crime Agency coordinated a crackdown on West African scam networks with tech and law enforcement partners. Authorities said 19 people were arrested in Ghana, nine in Nigeria, and 117 people forced to participate in scams were rescued from a compound in Ghana. Meta said it removed more than 3.7 million linked Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages and groups.
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