INTERPOL coordinated a major cybercrime crackdown in Africa that resulted in 1,462 arrests and the recovery of more than USD 105 million in illicit funds. Operation Serengeti III ran from 29 June to 31 August 2026, with law enforcement agencies from 21 countries dismantling 10,909 malicious networks. Investigators identified 65,929 victims targeted by cybercriminal networks, while financial investigations linked activity to losses exceeding USD 385 million. Authorities say the operation targeted cyber-enabled fraud, ransomware, business email compromise, online scams and digital extortion. Before the raids, investigators in participating countries were given actionable intelligence on suspicious domains, IP addresses and command-and-control infrastructure tied to criminal activity. Private-sector partners backed the operation by providing technical analysis and intelligence, helping map criminal networks and support investigations across the region. Uganda saw two transnational fraud rings disrupted, with 365 foreign nationals arrested over online investment and pension fraud schemes. Investigators described a rotating call-centre model using scripted communications, fake trading platforms and fraudulent websites aimed at deceiving pensioners into investing in non-existent opportunities. In Angola, investigators dismantled two illegal cryptocurrency mining centres. They arrested nine suspects and seized more than 2,000 cryptocurrency mining devices, along with six illegal power transformation stations valued at more than USD 1 million. In Nigeria, authorities arrested a suspect behind a phishing and business email compromise operation that harvested software credentials and amassed around 2.1 million email addresses. A luxury vehicle suspected to have been purchased with criminal proceeds was also recovered. A separate Nigerian investigation targeted an international investment fraud scheme promoted via messaging apps, leading to the arrest of a suspect. Financial investigations found movement of more than USD 2.4 million in suspected criminal proceeds, much of it allegedly laundered through cryptocurrency transactions. Elsewhere, authorities dismantled a malicious mobile loan application scheme in Tanzania, disrupted a social media-based vehicle import fraud network in Gabon, and arrested 30 suspects linked to a cybercrime operation in the Republic of Congo. Several investigations sparked by Operation Serengeti III remain active, as authorities continue efforts to identify additional suspects, trace illicit proceeds and analyse digital evidence seized during the operation.