Thousands Arrested in Global Raids on Social-Engineering Scammers

Interpol says it busted fraudsters who were operating call centers for romance scams, get-rich-quick schemes, and more.

Interpol has announced that a coordinated, global law-enforcement effort has led to the arrest of 2,000 individuals and the seizure of more than $50 million in illicit funds stolen through a variety of social-engineering scams.
The operation, code-named First Light 2022, included police raids on call centers, where cybercriminals are alleged to have been operating a variety of
social engineering
telephone frauds, ranging from romance scams to connected financial crimes, according to Interpol.
The international law-enforcement agency said the effort included coordinated policework across 76 countries. In all, 1,770 individual locations were raided, leading to the arrests of thousands of accused fraudsters, operators, and money launderers, along with the identification of other suspects.
The investigation also revealed an uptick in social media driving human trafficking, money laundering through victims personal bank accounts, scammers posing as bank employees to trick targets into giving up credentials, and more.
“Telecom and [business email compromise] BEC fraud are sources of serious concern for many countries, and have a hugely damaging effect on economies, businesses and communities.” said Rory Corcoran, director of Interpols Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre (IFCACC), in a statement about
First Light 2022
. “The international nature of these crimes can only be addressed successfully by law enforcement working together beyond borders.

Last News
▸ ArcSight prepares for future at user conference post HP acquisition. ◂ Discovered: 07/01/2025 Category: security	▸ Samsung Epic 4G: First To Use Media Hub ◂ Discovered: 07/01/2025 Category: security	▸ Many third-party software fails security tests ◂ Discovered: 07/01/2025 Category: security

**Cyber Security Categories**
Google Dorks Database	Exploits Vulnerability	Exploit Shellcodes

CVE List

Tools/Apps

News/Aarticles

Phishing Database

Deepfake Detection

Trends/Statistics & Live Infos

Tags:
Thousands Arrested in Global Raids on Social-Engineering Scammers