INTERPOL says Operation Serengeti III has led to the arrests of 1,462 cybercrime suspects across Nigeria and 19 other countries in Africa, with $105 million recovered in illicit funds. The international operation ran from June 29 to August 31, 2026, and targeted phishing, cryptocurrency fraud and other online scams. During the crackdown, INTERPOL said law enforcement disrupted 10,909 malicious networks. In Nigeria, authorities arrested a suspect behind a phishing and business email compromise operation that harvested software credentials and amassed about 2.1 million email addresses. Investigators also recovered a luxury vehicle suspected to have been purchased with criminal proceeds. A separate Nigerian investigation also targeted an international investment fraud scheme promoted via messaging apps, leading to another arrest. Financial investigations found more than USD 2.4 million in suspected criminal proceeds, much of it laundered through cryptocurrency transactions. INTERPOL said Uganda saw two transnational fraud rings dismantled, with 365 foreign nationals arrested over investment and pension fraud schemes targeting victims across Asia. Investigators described a rotating call-centre model using scripted communications, fake trading platforms and fraudulent websites to deceive pensioners into investing in non-existent opportunities. In Angola, investigators dismantled two illegal cryptocurrency mining centres, arrested nine suspects and seized more than 2,000 cryptocurrency mining devices. They also seized six illegal power transformation stations, valued at more than USD 1 million. The operation also 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. INTERPOL said agencies from 21 countries collaborated on the enforcement action, with countries listed including Nigeria, Uganda, Angola, Tanzania, Gabon and the Republic of Congo, among others. The latest verified status is arrests made during the two-month operation, with assets recovered and networks disrupted.