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Authorities from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada froze <\/a>more than $12 million in cryptocurrency proceeds linked to approval phishing schemes during a coordinated enforcement operation last month. The campaign, called Operation Atlantic, ran for one week in March and was led by the U.S. Secret Service, the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, the Ontario Provincial Police, and the Ontario Securities Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\nInvestigators identified <\/a>more than 20,000 victim wallet addresses spanning more than 30 countries. Law enforcement directly contacted over 3,000 individuals who were believed to be at risk or already affected by the schemes. The NCA said <\/a>the operation uncovered more than $45 million in total cryptocurrency fraud proceeds across all cases reviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAuthorities also dismantled more than 120 web domains that scammers had been using to target victims. A further $33 million in suspected investment fraud proceeds was flagged and remains under active investigation. Some of the scam websites identified during the operation were still defrauding victims at the time investigators found them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Authorities from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada froze <\/a>more than $12 million in cryptocurrency proceeds linked to approval phishing schemes during a coordinated enforcement operation last month. The campaign, called Operation Atlantic, ran for one week in March and was led by the U.S. Secret Service, the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, the Ontario Provincial Police, and the Ontario Securities Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Investigators identified <\/a>more than 20,000 victim wallet addresses spanning more than 30 countries. Law enforcement directly contacted over 3,000 individuals who were believed to be at risk or already affected by the schemes. The NCA said <\/a>the operation uncovered more than $45 million in total cryptocurrency fraud proceeds across all cases reviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities also dismantled more than 120 web domains that scammers had been using to target victims. A further $33 million in suspected investment fraud proceeds was flagged and remains under active investigation. Some of the scam websites identified during the operation were still defrauding victims at the time investigators found them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n