Huo Xing Cai Jing reports, according to IT Home, INTERPOL has now announced the results of its latest anti-fraud operation, "Jackal IV," which ran from November 2025 to June 2026 and involved 22 countries and regions worldwide, targeting online financial crimes including romance scams, cryptocurrency and investment fraud, email scams, and money laundering. A total of 58 individuals were arrested and 263 suspects identified during this operation. Argentine police dismantled a Crime-as-a-Service (CaaS) network offering website domain services and money laundering, arresting 17 individuals and identifying 196 suspects. South African police raided seven locations in Johannesburg, arresting 39 suspects allegedly involved in romance and investment scams targeting retirees in English-speaking countries, seizing $2.67 million and freezing 257 bank accounts. Additionally, Italian authorities identified one suspect linked to a trans-European money laundering network, whose single bank account was involved in money laundering transactions totaling €845,000. Romanian police dismantled an investment fraud syndicate, arresting 11 individuals and seizing illicit assets including cash, cryptocurrencies, and real estate.
INTERPOL’s Jackal IV Operation Arrests 58 in Crypto and Investment Fraud Crackdown
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INTERPOL’s Jackal IV operation, part of the latest crypto news, resulted in 58 arrests across 22 countries from November 2025 to June 2026. The crackdown targeted romance scams, crypto fraud, email fraud, and money laundering. Argentine authorities dismantled a "Crime-as-a-Service" network, arresting 17 individuals and identifying 196 suspects. South African police raided seven locations in Johannesburg, arresting 39 people and seizing $2.67 million. Italian and Romanian law enforcement also made key arrests and froze assets linked to investment fraud.
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