According to Fox News, Meta, in collaboration with the FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice, Thai police, Microsoft, Coinbase, Starlink, and others, has launched its largest anti-fraud operation to date, targeting Southeast Asian scam hubs and transnational criminal networks. The operation began on May 18 and lasted for two weeks, during which Thai police arrested 63 individuals suspected of being involved with the scam centers. Meta stated that it has removed approximately 1.4 million scam-related accounts, pages, and groups on Facebook and Instagram; Coinbase froze over $3 million in crypto assets linked to the criminal network; the types of scams involved include "pig-butchering" scams, crypto investment fraud, romance scams, and others, with some hubs also involved in forced labor.

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GateUser-509018a9
· 1h ago
Two weeks to arrest 63 people, the efficiency is okay, but the park probably has more than that.
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TheCandlestickChartLooksLikeAn
· 8h ago
Meta deletes 1.4 million accounts... What do they usually do?
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GateUser-b4b056d3
· 11h ago
Pig-butchering scam victims passing by, it’s about time to take action.
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ContractsMustNotLie.
· 11h ago
Cryptocurrency asset freezing is ruthless, cutting off the funding chain
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GateUser-de2a15eb
· 11h ago
How long has this gray industry chain in Southeast Asia existed, and why are they only now taking the largest-scale action?
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GateUser-423f10e3
· 12h ago
The tactics used in romance scams are evolving too quickly; deleting accounts is just a temporary fix and doesn't address the root cause.
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GlowingHotAirBalloon
· 12h ago
I wonder if they will extradite him to the United States for trial later.
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BridgeAnxiety
· 12h ago
FBI + Thai police + Microsoft, rare international cooperation
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SentimentIndicatorCollecting
· 12h ago
Hopefully it's not just a PR stunt; stay tuned for further updates.
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OrigamiVolcano
· 12h ago
Forced labor + scams, this park is darker than I imagined
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