Interpol, the largest global police network with 196 members, coordinated a cybercrime crackdown across 14 African nations.
Authorities arrested 260 suspects in July and August for romance and extortion schemes targeting online users.
Victims Suffer Heavy Losses in Scams
Criminals lured victims into fake relationships or blackmailed them with intimate recordings.
Investigators confirmed over 1,400 victims lost nearly $2.8 million through these scams.
Country Raids Reveal Widespread Deception
Ghanaian police arrested 68 suspects who tricked victims with false identities and shipment scams.
Senegalese officers captured 22 suspects posing as celebrities to steal $34,000 from over 100 people.
Côte d’Ivoire police detained 24 suspects accused of using fake profiles to blackmail victims with private images.
