Operation Global Chain: 1,024 Arrests Expose the Human Supply Chain Behind the World's Scam Centers
INTERPOL's Operation Global Chain: 1,024 arrests, 2,070 victims in 59 countries — and a trafficking pipeline feeding Cambodia's scam compounds.
Organized Crime
9 articles on organized crime — scam alerts, fraud patterns, and protection guides.
Brazil Scams 2026: The Pix Paradox — How the World's Best Payment System Became Its Fastest Scam Machine
Brazil scams 2026: Pix fraud hit ~R$6.5B across 28M cases, 'phantom hand' malware drains accounts, and the PCC laundered R$52B via fintechs. Inside th
Europol Just Launched a Dedicated Anti-Scam Platform — Because Fraud Is Now the Fastest-Growing Area of Organized Crime
Europol launched the EU Anti-Scam Platform in Dublin as IOCTA 2026 names fraud the EU's fastest-growing organized cybercrime. See what it means for yo
INTERPOL: Global Financial Fraud Hit $442 Billion in 2025 — AI Is Making It 4.5 Times More Profitable
INTERPOL's threat assessment shows global financial fraud hit $442 billion in 2025, with AI-enhanced scams 4.5x more profitable. See the key findings.
A Perfect Storm: How AI Transformed the Economics of the Global Scam Industry
AI scam economics: 73% of Americans targeted as AI cuts fraud campaign costs to near zero. How the 'perfect storm' works and how to protect yourself.
Sri Lanka Arrests 37 Chinese Nationals Running Fraud Call Center in Colombo — The Scam Compound Map Is Expanding
Sri Lanka police arrested 37 Chinese nationals running a Colombo fraud call center, as scam compounds migrate from Myanmar and Cambodia to South Asia.
Cambodia Passes Life Sentence Scam Law — Then Immediately Raids a 5-Star Hotel and Arrests 311 Foreign Nationals
Cambodia's first anti-scam law carries up to life imprisonment — days later, police raided a Phnom Penh 5-star hotel, arresting 311 foreign nationals.
INTERPOL Launches Operation Shadow Storm — The Most Ambitious Assault on Global Scam Centres Yet
INTERPOL's Operation Shadow Storm targets scam compounds behind $442 billion in global fraud, attacking trafficking, crypto laundering, and kingpins.
FBI's Massive NBA Betting Bust Exposes the Dark Underbelly of Sports Gambling's "Wild West"
FBI's NBA betting bust charged Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and 34 others in a mafia-backed gambling ring. Learn how the scheme worked.