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Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks

Name: Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks
Start: 2026-08-25T19:45:26Z
Location: South Africa

South Africa · Rest of Africa region

lat/lon -25.747900, 28.229300 detected 2026-08-25T19:45:26Z updated 2026-08-25T19:45:26Z

Single-source report, not yet corroborated. The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.

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Original source: RSS · BBC World View original report ↗