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The FBI has conducted an operation in Ghana as part of their global campaign called "Operation Blackout" to dismantle scam centers targeting Americans, particularly seniors. This effort resulted in over 130 arrests or detentions and nearly $10 million in identified financial losses. The FBI seized more than 300 devices and expects the number of victims and losses to increase as the investigation continues. FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized that this operation reflects their broader strategy to combat international fraud networks by targeting them at their source, freeing trafficked workers, and protecting potential American victims from losing money through scams.
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The FBI's Operation Blackout has led to the arrest or detention of more than 130 individuals in Ghana, linked to nearly $10 million in financial losses against Americans. The operation specifically targets scam compounds preying on US citizens, particularly seniors. Investigators identified 89 fraud victims and seized over 300 devices. Among those detained are suspected trafficking victims who will be repatriated to their home countries, primarily Nigeria. FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized that the bureau aims to dismantle international fraud networks at their source, freeing thousands of trafficked workers and protecting tens of thousands of Americans from scams.
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The FBI's global crackdown on overseas scam centers targeting Americans has led to more than 130 arrests or detentions in Ghana, with investigators identifying nearly $10 million in financial losses, Fox News Digital has learned.
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Digital → target → losses
The latest takedown is part of Operation Blackout, the FBI's international campaign to dismantle scam compounds that prey on Americans, particularly seniors.
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According to information provided to Fox News Digital by the FBI, investigators have identified 89 fraud victims and seized more than 300 devices.
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The more than 130 individuals arrested or detained include suspected trafficking victims expected to be repatriated to their home countries, primarily Nigeria.
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individuals → arrest → countries
FBI Director Kash Patel said the operation reflects the bureau's broader effort to dismantle international fraud networks at their source.
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"The FBI’s 'Operation Blackout' is our historic, global scam center fraud demolition operation that takes apart scam compounds all over the world targeting American citizens – primarily seniors," Patel said.
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Patel → take → citizens
"We are attacking this problem right at the source and blowing these compounds up, seizing billions of dollars, freeing thousands of trafficked workers, and protecting tens of thousands of Americans at risk of looking their hard-earned savings through these scams.
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Those who steal from Americans no longer have sanctuary – this FBI will find them and bring them to justice.
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The Ghana operation follows an earlier warning from Patel that international scam networks were expanding beyond Southeast Asia and the Middle East into Africa.
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"That’s why you’re seeing the migration of these scam compounds to central and sub-Saharan Africa, which is where we are already pre-positioned to take them off," Patel told Fox News Digital in September.
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That same month, U.S. investigators helped authorities in Madagascar dismantle 13 scam centers linked to Chinese organized crime syndicates, processing more than 3,200 electronic devices, according to previous Fox News Digital reporting.
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The FBI says Operation Blackout has seized roughly $17 billion globally, led to hundreds of arrests and freed thousands of trafficked workers.
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The bureau has not provided a detailed breakdown of the seized assets.
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The bureau also says it has warned more than 10,000 Americans about suspected scams, preventing an estimated $670 million in financial losses.
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The FBI previously reported that 77% of the more than 10,400 potential victims contacted through its Operation Level Up prevention initiative did not realize they were being scammed.
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The Ghana investigation remains ongoing, and the FBI expects the number of identified victims and financial losses to grow.
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