Today, leading tech companies announced the results of a major joint operation with law enforcement to disrupt criminal scam networks in Southeast Asia. The operation — the first of its kind to include companies from across the industry in the fight to protect people from online scammers — yielded significant enforcement actions by directly tying online activity to real-world criminals.
Results of the operation include:
Digital Disruptions: Meta disabled more than 1.4 million accounts, pages, and groups from Facebook and Instagram. Microsoft suspended approximately 20,000 fraudulent accounts linked to scam networks as part of this coordinated effort.
Real-World Action: Law enforcement has arrested 63 potential criminals connected to scam centers thus far.
Financial Seizures: Coinbase froze more than $3 million in cryptocurrency assets tied to criminal networks.
