Meta said international law enforcement partners, including the Royal Thai Police, FBI and U.S. DOJ Strike Force, cooperated to dismantle transnational online scam operations. The takedown removed roughly 59,000 accounts, Pages and Groups and led to arrests and warrants across Southeast Asia.

Meta on March 11, 2026 described a coordinated public‑private operation that dismantled a major Southeast Asia–based criminal infrastructure used to run large‑scale online scams targeting victims in the United States, United Kingdom and Asia‑Pacific. The action removed roughly 59,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts, Pages and Groups linked to organised scam centres and followed investigative work with the Royal Thai Police, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice‘s Scam Center Strike Force. Meta said the disruption yielded arrests, warrants and the disruption of servers and accounts that had been used to recruit victims, launder proceeds and coordinate fraud campaigns. Company representatives framed the operation as a model for cross‑border collaboration and highlighted automated detection, human review and law enforcement referrals as key tools. Meta noted follow‑up work would target remaining clusters and urged continued international cooperation to dismantle complex, transnational scam ecosystems that shift tactics and platforms rapidly.