Ghana and UK Law Enforcement Seize $15.1M in Crypto From Transnational Fraud Ring

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According to Chainalysis, law enforcement agencies in Ghana and the United Kingdom have seized approximately $15.1 million in cryptocurrency from a sophisticated investment scam. Ghana's Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) and the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) dismantled a fraudulent e-commerce platform that defrauded thousands of victims. Investigators identified 119.4 bitcoin, 93 ethereum, and 2.85 million USDT spread across nearly 20 different tokens. The digital assets have been liquidated through private-sector partnerships, with the recovered funds now in a dedicated account. Authorities are screening victims to finalize restitution and repatriate funds to compensate British victims.
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