West African cyber-crime networks: Mass arrests follow Interpol crackdown0

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• August 25, 2026

Operation Jackal IV – which took place between November 2025 and June 2026 – investigated how the groups laundered money and how financial fraud cyber crimes, such as cryptocurrency and email compromise fraud, were conducted. Scams often targeted “retirees in English-speaking countries”, Interpol said. “By following illicit financial flows across borders, we are attacking the