The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.
Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks
By Chronicle Newsroom · · Source: BBC News
The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.

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