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  "id": 12888389,
  "title": "Over 130 arrested or detained in Ghana scam crackdown – FBI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/over-130-arrested-or-detained-in-ghana-scam-crackdown-fbi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:57:11.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/over-130-arrested-or-detained-in-ghana-scam-crackdown-fbi/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "FBI Director Kash Patel says a scam operation in Ghana has been dismantled as part of the bureau’s global Operation Blackout targeting transnational fraud networks. In a post on X on Thursday, October 8, Patel said the Ghana operation had so far identified nearly US$10 million in losses and 89 victims, while more than 130 […]",
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        "title": "FBI says more than 130 detained in Ghana over scam operation targeting US victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/fbi-says-more-than-130-detained-in-ghana-over-scam-operation",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:28:14.000Z"
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        "title": "FBI announces 130+ detained in Ghana over scams targeting Americans; $10m in losses, 300 devices seized",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/fbi-announces-130-detained-in-ghana-over-scams-targeting-americans",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:16:18.000Z"
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        "title": "FBI says more than 130 detained in Ghana scam operation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/fbi-says-more-than-130-detained-in-ghana-scam-operation",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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