THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY JOINT DISRUPTION WEEK TARGETING ONLINE SCAM ACCOUNTS AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL NETWORKS OPERATING IN WEST AFRICA

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:

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Transnational criminal scam networks operating from West Africa suffered major disruptions last week during a coordinated international "Joint Disruption Week," an effort that produced arrests, seizures, and the largest-ever takedown of fraudulent social media accounts linked to scam centers in the region, announced the...