INTERPOL Successfully Recovers $439 Million in Online Fraud Funds

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) successfully recovered $439 million in a financial crime crackdown spanning 40 countries and regions.

From April to August 2025, the organization launched Operation HAECHI VI targeting seven types of online financial crimes, including romance scams and investment fraud.

According to an INTERPOL announcement on September 24, investigators collaborated to combat online scams and money laundering activities, blocking over 68,000 related bank accounts and freezing nearly 400 cryptocurrency wallets. Meanwhile, they recovered about $16 million in ill-gottens from cryptocurrency wallets.

INTERPOL successfully recovered $342 million in fiat currency and $97 million in physical and virtual assets, totaling $439 million.

During this operation, Thai police dismantled a complex email scam. This case represents the largest single recovery of funds in the country's history. The transnational criminal group, composed of Thai and West African nationals, deceived a Japanese company into transferring funds to a fake business partner in Bangkok.

Additionally, Portuguese authorities dismantled a major local criminal syndicate, arresting 45 suspects. The arrested individuals illegally accessed the social security and bank accounts of 531 victims, stealing $270,000.

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