UAE leads international crackdown on AI-enabled fraud

Operation Confrontation Ghost, led by the UAE from 1 July to 30 September, brought together law enforcement from 30 countries including the UK, China and France, plus INTERPOL, GASA and 13 tech and finance companies such as Huawei, Meta, TikTok and Mastercard. Authorities identified over $39 billion in scam-linked funds and cryptocurrencies, more than 15,500 victims and 3,500 suspects, leading to over 960 arrests and raids on 29 fraud centres.

• Over $39 billion in scam-linked funds and crypto identified
• More than 960 arrests, 29 raids and 3,500 suspects in three months
• Participants exchanged over 9,000 intelligence items; 570 accounts shut down
• 15,500 victims and 4,126 scam-linked bank accounts identified