INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown

2026-02-20

An INTERPOL-led push across 16 African countries led to 651 arrests, $4.3 million recovered, and disruption of online scams causing over $45 million in losses. Authorities dismantled high-yield investment, mobile money, and fake loan schemes, seizing 2,341 devices and taking down 1,442 malicious IPs and domains, with victims identified both in Africa and abroad.