INTERPOL Arrests 8 in Major Phishing and Romance Fraud Crackdown in West Africa
INTERPOL Arrests 8 in Major Phishing and Romance Fraud Crackdown in West Africa
03 October 2024
INTERPOL has announced the arrest of eight individuals in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria as part of a crackdown on phishing scams and romance cyber fraud.
Dubbed Operation Contender 2.0, the initiative is designed to tackle cyber-enabled crimes in West Africa, the agency said.
One such threat involved a large-scale phishing scam targeting Swiss citizens that resulted in financial losses to the tune