U.S. Scam Center Strike Force anti-fraud initiative
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The U.S. government continued Scam Center Strike Force, an ongoing anti-fraud initiative aimed at dismantling cyber-enabled fraud and pig butchering networks targeting Americans. The effort focuses on scam compounds in Southeast Asia and the human trafficking and money laundering operations that sustain them. The initiative adds coordinated public-sector pressure to the fight against transnational fraud infrastructure and the stolen funds it helps move.
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DoJ Disruption Week crypto fraud takedown
Law Enforcement
First: 04.06.2026 09:06
Last: 04.06.2026 09:06
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The "Disruption Week" operation began May 18, 2026, leading to the takedown of millions of social media, email, and internet access accounts used by transnational cybercrime groups in Southeast Asia to defraud victims.
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Authorities **arrested** seven scammers in Thailand and disrupted a **crypto fraud** network tied to **Disruption Week**, expanding pressure on transnational scam operations targe...
DoJ Disruption Week crypto fraud takedown
Law EnforcementHow related: The "Disruption Week" operation began May 18, 2026, leading to the takedown of millions of social media, email, and internet access accounts used by transnational cybercrime groups in Southeast Asia to defraud victims.
About this happening: Authorities **arrested** seven scammers in Thailand and disrupted a **crypto fraud** network tied to **Disruption Week**, expanding pressure on transnational scam operations targe...
U.S. Treasury sanctions Kok An scam network
Regulatory/Legal Action
First: 04.05.2026 08:59
Last: 04.05.2026 08:59
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The **U.S. Treasury Department** sanctioned **Cambodian Senator Kok An** and affiliates tied to **cyber scam compounds**, escalating financial and legal pressure on a network accu...
U.S. Treasury sanctions Kok An scam network
Regulatory/Legal ActionAbout this happening: The **U.S. Treasury Department** sanctioned **Cambodian Senator Kok An** and affiliates tied to **cyber scam compounds**, escalating financial and legal pressure on a network accu...
DoJ/FBI/USSS crypto-fraud domain seizure and charges
Law Enforcement
First: 27.04.2026 18:00
Last: 27.04.2026 18:00
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**DoJ**, **FBI**, and **US Secret Service** investigators **seized 503 domains** linked to **fraudulent crypto platforms**, disrupting infrastructure used in a Cambodia-based scam...
DoJ/FBI/USSS crypto-fraud domain seizure and charges
Law EnforcementAbout this happening: **DoJ**, **FBI**, and **US Secret Service** investigators **seized 503 domains** linked to **fraudulent crypto platforms**, disrupting infrastructure used in a Cambodia-based scam...
OFAC sanctions Cambodian crypto-fraud network
Regulatory/Legal Action
First: 27.04.2026 18:00
Last: 27.04.2026 18:00
Sources 1
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US sanctions now target **Senator Kok An** and **29 individuals and organizations** tied to alleged **crypto-fraud**, blocking **US-based assets** and restricting transactions wit...
OFAC sanctions Cambodian crypto-fraud network
Regulatory/Legal ActionAbout this happening: US sanctions now target **Senator Kok An** and **29 individuals and organizations** tied to alleged **crypto-fraud**, blocking **US-based assets** and restricting transactions wit...
US Scam Center Strike Force indictments and domain seizures against scam centers
Law Enforcement
First: 24.04.2026 19:48
Last: 24.04.2026 19:48
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US authorities **indicted** two people and **seized** scam infrastructure in a **financial-fraud** case targeting Southeast Asian scam centers, disrupting operations used to scam...
US Scam Center Strike Force indictments and domain seizures against scam centers
Law EnforcementAbout this happening: US authorities **indicted** two people and **seized** scam infrastructure in a **financial-fraud** case targeting Southeast Asian scam centers, disrupting operations used to scam...
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04.06.2026 09:06 1 articles · 3h ago
Disruption Week operation begins against Southeast Asia scam networks
Campaign Scope UpdateThe U.S. Department of Justice and participating private-sector and law-enforcement partners began Disruption Week on May 18, 2026 to disrupt cyber-enabled and cryptocurrency fraud run by transnational groups in Southeast Asia. The action targeted millions of social media, email, and internet access accounts used to defraud victims and disrupted more than 1.4 million Facebook and Instagram accounts, 20,000 Microsoft accounts, and thousands of Starlink kits.
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- DoJ Disrupts Southeast Asia Crypto Fraud Networks, Freezes $3.8 Million in Assets — thehackernews.com — 04.06.2026 09:06
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04.06.2026 09:06 2 articles · 3h ago
DoJ announces disruption results and ongoing Scam Center Strike Force action
Initial DisclosureOn June 4, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the results of the coordinated action against cyber-enabled and crypto investment fraud targeting Americans and tied the work to the ongoing Scam Center Strike Force initiative. Private sector entities froze over $3.8 million in cryptocurrency linked to laundering stolen funds, while Meta said law enforcement had arrested 63 potential criminals connected to scam centers and Coinbase had frozen over $3 million in cryptocurrency assets.
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- DoJ Disrupts Southeast Asia Crypto Fraud Networks, Freezes $3.8 Million in Assets — thehackernews.com — 04.06.2026 09:06
- DoJ Disrupts Southeast Asia Crypto Fraud Networks, Freezes $3.8 Million in Assets — thehackernews.com — 04.06.2026 09:06