Operation Blackout Takes Down 4 Of The 'Largest Scam Compounds On Earth': FBI

The FBI says it dismantled four of the “largest scam compounds on Earth” under Operation Blackout on July 31, seizing $15.2 billion in assets. The agency added that the actions helped free thousands of people held in forced labor and rescued about 10,000 Americans, according to reports, who were at risk of losing life savings. The FBI said scam compounds function as infrastructure for large-scale online fraud operations and often rely on captive labor. The FBI did not give a specific date range for the four operations, but said it seized $15.2 billion over 16 months overall.