International agency release # Major operation in Africa targeting online scams nets 651 arrests, recovers USD 4.3 million INTERPOL, February 18, 2026. Establishes the INTERPOL-coordinated Red Card 2.0 action against fraud infrastructure.. **Source type:** International agency release **Published:** February 18, 2026 **Research grade:** P2 **Used in entries:** 3 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** INTERPOL **Published:** February 18, 2026 **Source type:** International agency release **Research grade:** Source grade P2 **Language:** English **Official record:** Official publication **Address:** [https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2026/Major-operation-in-Africa-targeting-online-scams-nets-651-arrests-recovers-USD-4.3-million](https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2026/Major-operation-in-Africa-targeting-online-scams-nets-651-arrests-recovers-USD-4.3-million) **What it supports:** Establishes the INTERPOL-coordinated Red Card 2.0 action against fraud infrastructure. **Dataset id:** src\_interpol\_redcard2\_2026 How this source is used Cited 3 times across 3 record types. The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards. Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here. ## Cited by ### Takedown records 1 citation Cited on the takedown record itself. - [Red Card 2.0](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/red-card-2-0) Fraud and stolen data, December 2025 Primary source ### Organization roles 1 citation Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [International Criminal Police Organization](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/red-card-2-0) Coordinator, Red Card 2.0 Primary source ### Infrastructure 1 citation Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [malicious IP addresses, domains and servers](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/red-card-2-0) Items disabled, Red Card 2.0 Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)