Meta Disables 150,000 Accounts in Crackdown on Southeast Asian Scam Networks
Meta has disabled over 150,000 accounts and launched new tools to combat scam networks in Southeast Asia, leading to 21 arrests by Thai police in an international crackdown, with US citizens reportedly losing over $10 billion to these online and phone scams in 2024.
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Meta disables over 150,000 accounts in crackdown on south-east Asian scam networks
Company also launches tools to spot scammers as Thai police arrest 21 people Meta disabled more than 150,000 accounts and Thai police arrested 21 people in a sweeping international crackdown on south-east Asian criminal scam centers that targeted people around the world, the social media company said Wednesday. The operation was led by Thailand’s Royal Thai police anti-cyber scam center, alongside the FBI and the US justice department’s scam center strike force, with Meta investigators acting...
By Guardian staff and agency
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De acordo com o governo dos Estados Unidos, cidadãos americanos vítimas destas burlas online ou por telefone iniciadas a partir do Sudeste Asiático perderam mais de dez mil milhões de dólares em 2024.
By Agência Lusa
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