Interpol identifies 142,000 scam victims in operation across 97 countries

Interpol's Operation First Light 2026, conducted from January 15 to April 30 across 97 countries, identified over 142,000 victims of social engineering scams and made 5,811 arrests. $293 million in illicit assets were seized, 31,014 bank accounts frozen, and 15,606 additional suspects identified. Networks were dismantled in Eswatini, Thailand, Singapore, Oman, Palau, and Macau, including the seizure of a fake Brazilian police station used for fraudulent video calls.