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Law enforcement agencies from 76 countries took part in Operation Dawn.
Operation First Light (“Dawn”), which took place from March 8 to May 8, was directed against the scammers behind social engineering crimes.
"The police of the countries involved in the operation conducted raids on national call centers suspected of telephone fraud, online fraud, romantic fraud and BEC fraud, as well as those closely associated with financial crimes and money laundering," Interpol said.
According to Interpol, during the operation, the police conducted 1,770 searches, identified about 3,000 suspects, arrested about 2,000 operators, fraudsters and money launderers were arrested. Also, the police managed to confiscate about 50 million dollars earned by fraudsters.
One of the highlights of Operation Dawn was the arrest of a Chinese citizen who used a Ponzi scheme to swindle 24,000 people for a total of 34 million euros. The scammer disguised the scheme as lucrative investment offers, which he spread through social media and word of mouth.
Interpol noted an increase in human trafficking on social networks, as well as a jump in the number of criminals posing as bank employees or even Interpol agents - in this way, attackers swindle confidential information or money.
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Operation First Light (“Dawn”), which took place from March 8 to May 8, was directed against the scammers behind social engineering crimes.
"The police of the countries involved in the operation conducted raids on national call centers suspected of telephone fraud, online fraud, romantic fraud and BEC fraud, as well as those closely associated with financial crimes and money laundering," Interpol said.
| Arrest during a raid on a call center in Hong Kong. |
One of the highlights of Operation Dawn was the arrest of a Chinese citizen who used a Ponzi scheme to swindle 24,000 people for a total of 34 million euros. The scammer disguised the scheme as lucrative investment offers, which he spread through social media and word of mouth.
Interpol noted an increase in human trafficking on social networks, as well as a jump in the number of criminals posing as bank employees or even Interpol agents - in this way, attackers swindle confidential information or money.
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