Romance scammers who are though to have targeted British victims have been arrested in West Africa as part of an operation led by authorities in London.
Almost 30 alleged fraudsters were arrested in the operation which targeted suspects in countries including Ghana and Nigeria from Tuesday to Friday last week.
Those arrested allegedly used social media profiles to target victims in Britain and the US, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
It added 3.7million profiles linked to scams including romance fraud were shut down by Facebook and Instagram owner Meta.
In Sasaabi, in Ghana’s Accra region, authorities arrested 19 people, seized 303 electronic devices
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