FBI Detains 130-Plus in Ghana Scam Crackdown as Losses Near $10 Million
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 8
FBI Detains 130-Plus in Ghana Scam Crackdown as Losses Near $10 Million
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 8
Summary
More than 130 people were arrested or detained in Ghana under the FBI’s Operation Blackout, where investigators tied scam centers targeting Americans to nearly $10 million in losses.
The bureau said it has identified 89 victims and seized more than 300 devices; some of those detained are suspected trafficking victims expected to be repatriated, mainly to Nigeria.
Kash Patel said the Ghana takedown fits a broader push to dismantle fraud compounds at their source as scam networks expand from Southeast Asia and the Middle East into Africa.
Operation Blackout has now seized about $17 billion globally, led to hundreds of arrests and freed thousands of trafficked workers, while the FBI says warnings to 10,000-plus Americans helped avert an estimated $670 million in losses.
The Ghana investigation is still expanding, and the FBI expects both the victim count and the estimated losses to rise.