Operation First Light 2024

Operation First Light 2024

  
The Hague; Eisenhowerlaan; Statenkwartier; 2014;
Operation NameOperation First Light 2024
TypeInternet Scammers
Roster
Executed byUnited States, Europol, Eurojust, United Kingdom
# of Countries Participated61
Mission
Timeline
Date executedMay to June 2024
Results
Arrests3,950
Accounting

Operation First Light 2024 was an international law enforcement operation targeting online scammers. Scams that were taken down included phishing, romance scams, investment scams, fake shopping websites, and other internet fraud. The operation is believed to have identified 14,643 other suspects.[1]

  1. ^ "USD 257 million seized in global police crackdown against online scams" (Press release). Lyon, France. Interpol. 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2024-06-29.