DOJ expands Scam Center Strike Force global scam-center disruption
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The U.S. Department of Justice expanded the Scam Center Strike Force to target scam center compounds globally, widening a public-sector disruption effort against overseas fraud infrastructure. The operation already produced the takedown of 13 scam centers in Madagascar and the seizure of two cryptocurrency wallets tied to Xinbi Guarantee. Authorities also opened investigations after interviewing nearly 400 arrestees and collecting more than 3,200 electronic devices.
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First: 09.09.2026 21:26
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced coordinated actions aimed at an illicit online marketplace called Xinbi Guarantee that offered scam services, including seizing Telegram channels used to run the service, confiscating two cryptocurrency wallets, and deploying the Scam Center Strike Force to Madagascar to help disrupt 13 scam compounds run by Chinese organized crime syndicates.
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The U.S. Department of Justice seized Telegram channels and confiscated two cryptocurrency wallets tied to Xinbi Guarantee, disrupting a scam marketplace used for...
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09.09.2026 21:26 2 articles · 2h ago
DoJ and OFAC coordinate action against Xinbi Guarantee
Initial DisclosureThe U.S. Department of Justice announced coordinated actions against Xinbi Guarantee, a Telegram-oriented scam marketplace tied to Chinese organized crime syndicates, including seizing Telegram channels and two cryptocurrency wallets, restraining about $52 million of scam-linked cryptocurrency in one day, and expanding the Scam Center Strike Force to target scam center compounds globally. The Treasury Department's OFAC also sanctioned Chinese-language media for facilitating cyber scams, fraud, money laundering, and other criminal activity targeting Americans, while the operation disrupted 13 scam centers in Madagascar.
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- U.S. Disrupts Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto — thehackernews.com — 09.09.2026 21:26
- U.S. Disrupts Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto — thehackernews.com — 09.09.2026 21:26