Romance scams are evolving into a major cyber threat across Africa, with criminals now leveraging artificial intelligence and ...

Interpol has announced a major cybercrime crackdown across Africa, leading to the arrest of 260 suspects involved in romance and extortion scams.

The operation, co-ordinated by Interpol and funded by the UK, targeted criminal networks using social media and digital platforms to extract money from victims in romance scams, and in so-called ...

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A crackdown on cybercrime coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrests of 260 people suspected of links to online romance and extortion scams, the international policing organisation said on Friday.

Some 260 suspected cyber scammers have been arrested in a sting operation carried out across 14 African countries. The operation, co-ordinated by Interpol and funded by the UK, targeted criminal ...