INTERPOL-Led Operation Targets African Scams

Seven African nations (Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, and Zambia) have recently arrested 306 suspects and seized 1,842 devices as part of INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card (“the Operation”).[1] The Operation began in November 2024 and aimed to disrupt cross-border cybercriminal organizations that target businesses and individuals (over 5,000 victims) with mobile banking and messaging scams.  Before its execution, the nations involved all shared intelligence, with INTERPOL providing criminal modus operandi data sourced from its partners in the private sector.[2]