Scam Center Strike Force

Force in Play

Deployed to Madagascar; expanded its global scope

Police in Madagascar raided 13 scam compounds between August and September 2026. The operations had been moved from Cambodia, according to US and Malagasy investigators, and inside were Chinese-run fraud schemes, hundreds of workers, and about 20 African nationals who told police their passports had been taken and they were forced to run romance and crypto scams.

Updated Oct 31

Money Moves

As of September 2026: Seized Xinbi's infrastructure and wallets

The U.S. Treasury designated Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language online marketplace, as a transnational criminal organization on September 9. The platform has processed more than $24 billion in digital assets since 2022, and the Justice Department seized its infrastructure the same day.

Updated Sep 10