Morocco joined thirty nations in the UAE-led Confrontation Ghost operation, a three-month global digital fraud crackdown that flagged more than $39 billion in illicit funds, dismantled twenty-nine fraud centers, and resulted in over 960 arrests worldwide.
From July 1 to September 30, a coalition of thirty countries mounted a coordinated offensive known as Operation Confrontation Ghost under the leadership of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior.
Global Operation Confrontation Ghost Targets Digital Fraud
The three-month security campaign focused on three distinct areas of digital crime: artificial intelligence-enabled fraud, financial scams operated through digital platforms, and technology-facilitated sextortion targeting children and teenagers. Investigators tracked thousands of suspects and victims across international jurisdictions, deploying real-time intelligence sharing to map how criminal networks launder money.
Participating agencies exchanged more than 9,000 intelligence reports to coordinate enforcement actions. The sweep involved law enforcement from thirty countries alongside INTERPOL and the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, uniting national police forces with private-sector technology and finance companies.
Morocco and International Partners Intercept Millions of Online Scams
Morocco participated in the international initiative alongside the Philippines, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, China, France, the Netherlands, and South Korea, among other participating states. Across all participating jurisdictions, the operation thwarted more than 123 million online fraud attempts, with the Emirati agency WAM specifically reporting 123.71 million thwarted online fraud attempts. Investigators identified more than MAD 390 billion ($39 billion) in funds and cryptocurrencies linked to scams, while participating countries and their private partners have initiated steps to recover these assets.
Law enforcement authorities executed raids on twenty-nine physical fraud centers and carried out more than 960 arrests.
Investigators also identified over 3,500 suspects. They identified over 15,500 victims.
Authorities flagged more than 4,126 suspicious bank accounts. They secured the shutdown of over 570 social media accounts used to circulate illicit funds and manipulate victims.
Vienna Conference Discusses Asset Recovery and Public Partnerships
Operation results were formally unveiled in Vienna. This occurred on Thursday, October 22, during a side event titled From Cooperation to Action,
held on the margins of the thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
Officials detailed the operational outcomes and emphasized the necessity of bridging public agencies with private enterprise in a mobilization uniting police forces, digital platforms, and financial actors.
Thirteen private-sector firms lent technical support to the operation, including Meta, TikTok, Mastercard, Huawei, Crypto.com, Group-IB, Trend Micro, Bayut, Dubizzle, Feedzai, Ghostly Solutions, Meiya Pico, and Outseer.
The next phase centers on tracking and reclaiming the multi-billion-dollar pool of funds and cryptocurrencies linked to the dismantled fraud networks.