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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

detected 2026-08-25T19:45:26Z updated 2026-08-25T19:45:26Z

The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · BBC World View original report ↗

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30 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event. This report has no exact coordinates, so it is shown at country level (shaded area).

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Police 10111 Ambulance 10177 From mobiles 112

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