You see the interpol station all over Africa 260 arrested due to fraud and romance

About 260 suspected cybersecurity was arrested in a biting operation that was carried out in 14 African countries.

The operation, which was coordinated by Interpol and funded by the United Kingdom, targeted criminal networks using social media and digital platforms to extract funds from victims in romantic fraud, and in the so -called “Sextorting”, where victims are blackmailed using classroom images.

More than 1,400 victims were set throughout Ghana, Kenya, Angola and other places, as Interpol estimated their losses of about $ 2.8 million (2.1 million pounds).

The World Police Network said it is committed to “disrupting and dismantling the groups that prey on the weakened individuals online.”

During the campaign between July and August, the police identified IP addresses, digital infrastructure, fields and social media features linked to the members of the Fraud Syndicate.

Interpol said these expected clients and subsequent arrests also resulted in the seizure of USB drives, SIM cards and forged documents, as well as transportation from 81 of the infrastructure of electronic crime throughout Africa.

“The electronic crime units are located across Africa from a sharp rise in digital -backed crimes such as romantic and romantic fraud,” said Cyril Jot, Acting Police Services Executive Director of Interpol.

He said that the growth of online platforms has opened new opportunities for criminal networks to exploit the victims “causing financial loss and psychological harm.”

About 68 suspects were arrested in Ghana, where the authorities seized 835 devices and identified 108 victims during the operation. Investigators have regained $ 70,000 of financial losses estimated at $ 450,000.

The fraudsters in Ghana extracted payments using a set of charts, including fake charging and customs charging. They recorded intimate videos during the explicit chats and used them to blackmail people.

In Senegal, the police arrested 22 suspects, discovered a network that fell asleep and used emotional manipulation on social media and dating platforms to defraud 120 victims of approximately $ 34,000.

A total of 65 devices, counterfeit identification documents and money transfer records were seized during the process in Senegal.

On Ivory Coast, the police arrested 24 suspects, seized 29 devices and identified 809 victims. Budgets used fake online profiles to blackmail victims, demanding payments to prevent general exposure.

Eight suspects were arrested in Angola, where the authorities have identified 28 local and international victims, mainly targeting on social media. Budgets used fraudulent documents to create fake identities, facilitate financial transactions and hide their real identities while involving victims.

Other countries participating in the operation in light of the joint African operation include the electronic crime project for Benin and Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.