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Jeanine Pirro, now U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, who founded the Justice Department’s Scam Center Strike Force. (File photo)Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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U.S.-Led Crackdown on West African Scam Networks: 28 Arrested in Ghana and Nigeria, 117 Trafficking Victims Found, 3.7 Million Fake Accounts Removed

A U.S.-backed operation against West African scam networks led to 28 arrests in Ghana and Nigeria, 117 trafficking victims identified in Accra, 3.7 million fraudulent accounts removed and more than $11 million in potentially freezable funds, the Justice Department said Oct. 13.