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Meta took down over a million scam accounts in joint operation with Microsoft, SpaceX and DOJ
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The companies teamed up to fight against scam networks in Southeast Asia.
Key facts
- It removed 159 million scam ads and 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts tied to criminal scam centers over the course of 2025
- Throughout the week that started on May 18, Meta, along with Microsoft, Coinbase, Starlink, the Justice Department, the Royal Thai Police and other law enforcement partners from the UK, Australia
- Microsoft suspended 20,000 accounts used by scammers, while Coinbase froze more than $3 million worth of cryptocurrency tied to criminal networks
- Thanks to this operation, Meta could identify and disable more than 1.4 million accounts, pages and groups from Facebook and Instagram
Summary
Meta worked with the DOJ, along with Microsoft, Coinbase, Starlink and international law enforcement agencies to bust online scams and identify the criminal syndicates behind them. Throughout the week that started on May 18, Meta, along with Microsoft, Coinbase, Starlink, the Justice Department, the Royal Thai Police and other law enforcement partners from the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, met in Washington, DC, to share insights. Thanks to this operation, Meta could identify and disable more than 1.4 million accounts, pages and groups from Facebook and Instagram. While they didn't reveal their next steps, Meta said the "participating companies remain committed to continuing this important collaboration to protect people online.