Meta Disables 150,000 Scam Accounts 'Global Crackdown'

Meta has disabled more than 150,000 accounts linked to cyber scam networks operating from Southeast Asia as part of a large international crackdown on organised online fraud. 

The operation was conducted in coordination with the Royal Thai Police Anti-Cyber Scam Center and law enforcement agencies from several countries.

Thai authorities arrested 21 individuals suspected of involvement in the scam networks during the



enforcement drive.

According to Meta, the accounts were associated with scam centres believed to be operating in countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, where criminal groups have established sophisticated operations that resemble legitimate businesses. 

These networks have been targeting victims globally through schemes involving romance scams, cryptocurrency fraud and impersonation of law enforcement officials.