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The FBI's Operation Level Up
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Where it stands
As of July 26, 2026, the FBI reported that Operation Level Up contacted more than 99,900 people targeted by active scams, saved $630 million and referred 97 people for suicide-crisis intervention. It also reported taking down 584 fraudulent domains and coordinating a VPN takedown across 27 countries; no conclusion or replacement of the operation is reported.
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The story so far
The FBI Called 9,000 People Mid-Scam — Most Had No Idea
The FBI says warning 9,000 Americans mid-scam stopped $562 million in crypto-investment losses. Wider sweeps called Riptide and Blackout then took aim at the networks and compounds behind the fraud.
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- No verified total for suicide-crisis referrals, fraudulent domains taken down, or a 27-country VPN takedown appears in the reporting provided here.
- No verified Thailand extradition tied to these operations, and no verified quotes from named assistant directors, appear in the reporting provided here.
History
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Who's involved
People
- Brett LeathermanAmerican law enforcement official1 report
Kash PatelDirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation1 report
Places
- DubaiDubai - United Arab Emirates1 report
- ThailandThailand1 report
- United StatesUnited States1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
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The Financial Wirethefinancialwire.com3
- The FBI says it has alerted 9,000 crypto-scam victims and headed off $562 million in losses
- The FBI's Operation Level Up rescued $562 million from 9,000 crypto-scam victims — a joint takedown with Dubai and Chinese police arrested 276 suspects and froze another $701 million
- The FBI says it has already saved scam victims $562 million by warning them mid-fraud
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