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<h2 id="a-first-of-its-kind-cross-border-pact">A First-of-Its-Kind Cross-Border Pact</h2><p>The United States and United Kingdom have signed a formal memorandum of understanding to jointly target global scam centers engaged in crypto and cyber-enabled investment fraud. <cite>The agreement was announced by the US Department of Justice, which described it as a "first-of-its-kind" international cooperation effort bringing together the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales, and the UK National Crime Agency.</cite></p><p><cite>Under the agreement, the agencies will conduct parallel investigations into common targets, share information on organized crime syndicates, and coordinate on which jurisdictions should prosecute specific cases.</cite><cite>Authorities have already identified overlapping investigations and have scheduled an in-person disruption operation in London for early October.</cite></p><p><cite>Officials said the effort will target transnational organized crime networks operating scam compounds, including networks associated with Chinese organized crime and human trafficking.</cite></p><h2 id="rising-losses-driving-urgency">Rising Losses Driving Urgency</h2><p><cite>Losses reported to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center rose 89% from $4.57 billion in 2023 to $8.65 billion in 2025, according to the DOJ.</cite><cite>Authorities said the actual losses are likely considerably higher because many victims never report scams.</cite></p><p><cite>The cooperation marks a new phase for the US Scam Center Strike Force, which was established in November 2025 to combat crypto investment scams, cyber-enabled fraud, money laundering, and human trafficking linked to scam centers, particularly in Southeast Asia.</cite><cite>The Strike Force disrupted more than 1.4 million scam-linked social media and email accounts during May 2026.</cite></p><p>The London disruption event, planned with private-sector partners, signals that authorities are moving beyond investigation into active, coordinated takedowns. With reported losses still climbing and a growing share linked to AI-assisted deception, the US-UK alliance represents one of the most structured cross-border enforcement efforts in crypto fraud to date.</p><p><b>Sources:</b><br><a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/us-and-uk-strike-first-joint-pact-to-disrupt-crypto-scam-centers/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crypto Briefing: US and UK strike first joint pact to disrupt crypto scam centers</a><br><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/scam-center-strike-force-announces-results-us-private-industry-disruption-week" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">US Department of Justice: Scam Center Strike Force Disruption Week Results</a></p>

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