Interpol's Operation 'Jackal IV' Arrests 58 in Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Fraud
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Prefer us on GoogleInterpol has announced the results of its anti-fraud operation "Jackal IV," which ran from November 2025 to June 2026 across 22 countries. The operation focused on combating online financial crimes, including romance scams, cryptocurrency and investment fraud, email scams, and money laundering. A total of 58 individuals were arrested, and the identities of 263 suspects were confirmed. Argentine police seized a "crime-as-a-service" network providing website domains and money laundering services, arresting 17 people and confirming the identities of 196 suspects. South African police raided seven locations in Johannesburg, arresting 39 suspects accused of defrauding retirees in English-speaking countries, seizing $2.67 million and freezing 257 bank accounts. Italian police confirmed one suspect involved in a cross-European money laundering network, with a single bank account linked to €845,000 in laundering transactions. Romanian police dismantled an investment fraud gang, arresting 11 individuals and seizing cash, cryptocurrency, and illegal assets such as real estate.
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