FBI Operation Blackout Takes Down Overseas Scam Networks Targeting U.S. Victims

The FBI's Operation Blackout targeted transnational scam networks that use industrialized call centers, social engineering, and crypto/payment laundering to defraud U.S. victims; the effort resulted in hundreds of arrests, the liberation of thousands of trafficked workers, roughly $17 billion in seizures, and proactive notifications that prevented estimated losses, while the report outlines the fraud groups' TTPs and mitigation advice.