Overview

• The June–August operation spanned 18 African countries alongside the UK, targeting ransomware, large-scale online scams and business email compromise while dismantling 11,432 malicious infrastructures tied to 87,858 victims.
• In Angola, authorities shut 25 illegal cryptocurrency mining centers, detained 60 Chinese nationals, seized 45 illicit power stations and confiscated more than $37 million in equipment earmarked for local power distribution.
• Zambian police broke up a $300 million crypto investment fraud that hit about 65,000 victims, arresting 15 suspects and seizing domains, bank accounts and mobile numbers as investigators pursue overseas collaborators.
• A suspected trafficking network linked to a Zambian scam center was disrupted, with authorities confiscating 372 forged passports spanning seven countries.
• Côte d’Ivoire dismantled a transnational inheritance scheme originating in Germany, arresting the primary suspect and seizing valuables after losses of roughly $1.6 million, as Interpol cited ongoing cases and further arrests expected.