INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown

Operation Red Card 2.0, led by INTERPOL and 16 African countries, resulted in 651 arrests and the recovery of more than $4.3 million while targeting high-yield investment scams, mobile money fraud, and fraudulent mobile loan apps. The eight-week effort exposed scams linked to over $45 million in losses, identified 1,247 victims, and saw the seizure of devices and takedowns of malicious infrastructure. #OperationRedCard2.0 #INTERPOL

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Operation Red Card 2.0 involved law enforcement from 16 African countries under the African Joint Operation against Cybercrime (AFJOC).
The operation led to 651 arrests and recovered more than $4.3 million in assets.
Investigations linked scams to over $45 million in financial losses and identified 1,247 victims.
Authorities confiscated 2,341 devices and disrupted 1,442 malicious IPs, domains, and servers.
Notable disruptions included dismantled Nigerian investment fraud rings, arrests for telecom airtime theft, Kenyan messaging-based investment scams, and Côte d’Ivoire mobile loan fraud busts.