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Agency official describes "Operation Blackout," says four scam compounds taken down and billions seized
Summary
An agency official described an FBI-led effort called "Operation Blackout," saying teams worked with Southeast Asian partners to dismantle four large scam compounds, freed thousands of trafficked workers and seized over $15,000,000,000 in alleged fraud proceeds.
An agency official described an overseas enforcement campaign the respondent called "Operation Blackout," saying it was conducted with international partners and aimed at dismantling large-scale scam compounds. The official said law-enforcement teams "took down 4 of the largest scam compounds in the world, and we freed thousands of traffic workers."
The respondent claimed substantial financial impact from the operation: "We seized over $15,000,000,000 worth of, fraud that was being, deprived and stolen from American citizens, and we annihilated these compounds." The official characterized the targeted sites as village-scale operations rather than single offices, and said the effort required a global partnership.
The respondent named partner countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia and described tactics that combined partner raids with private-sector technology to disrupt networks. No independent agency report or court filing was presented in the exchange to corroborate the specific seizure figure or the precise number of compounds taken down.
The exchange described the operations in law-enforcement terms but did not include follow-up steps or timelines for public reporting of evidence or prosecutions.
