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Agency official urges global campaign to "annihilate" scam centers
Summary
An agency official called scam call centers a "global pandemic," urged international cooperation to dismantle them and said the effort should extend beyond any single U.S. agency, adding that each disrupted operation protects citizens' savings.
An agency official urged immediate, multinational action to disrupt scam call centers, calling them "a global pandemic" and saying the effort must extend beyond any single U.S. agency.
The official said the campaign traces back to actions taken about 17 months earlier under President Trump's administration, when "attacking fraud" was elevated as a top law-enforcement priority. The speaker argued the next phase is to "take it to the rest of the world," and called for countries and agencies to "work together around the globe" to target scam operations.
"Every single scam center we take down, we disrupt, and we annihilate is saving the citizens of the world of their life savings," the agency official said, framing takedowns as a consumer-protection measure. The official added, "This is not an FBI mission. This is not a mission just for The United States Of America," underscoring that responsibility and action should be shared across nations and organizations.
The briefing emphasized organizational focus: "We are mission oriented. We are mission 1st," the speaker said, concluding with a call for collective resolve: "And together, we will defeat the enemy." The transcript contains no recorded motions, votes, or formal actions tied to this statement.
