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[EMBARGO] Meta leads largest-ever anti-scam operation with FBI and DOJ, resulting in 63 arrests
Meta, FBI, DOJ, and international partners conducted a two-week anti-scam operation resulting in 63 arrests, removal of 1.4 million scam accounts, and freezing $3 million in cryptocurrency. The effort targeted scam networks linked to romance scams and crypto fraud, with involvement from Microsoft, Coinbase, Starlink, and law enforcement in multiple countries.
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