As cryptocurrency fraud spreads, Interpol has elevated scam syndicates to a global threat

According to Decrypt, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) passed a resolution at its plenary session in Marrakech this week, officially recognizing that cryptocurrency-related fraud has become the core of a vast scam industry, and has classified this network as a transnational crime threat. Global law enforcement agencies are currently strengthening coordinated control over its financial flows.

These criminal networks rely on human trafficking, online scams, and forced labor, with victims coming from over sixty countries. Criminals often lure victims with promises of high-paying jobs abroad, tricking them into illegal locations where they are forced to engage in illegal activities such as voice phishing, romance scams, investment fraud, and cryptocurrency scams. Scam groups recruit victims through fake job opportunities, transporting them to illegal locations and coercing them into committing crimes. They use advanced technology to "deceive victims and cover up criminal acts," and these cross-border crime networks exhibit "high adaptability."

The scam center model initially drew international attention in Southeast Asia and has now spread to parts of Russia, Colombia, as well as coastal