Meta Says It Removed 2 Million Accounts Linked to Scam Centers

Meta said the scam centers are ‘extremely persistent and well-resourced criminal organizations’ working to evade detection.
Meta Says It Removed 2 Million Accounts Linked to Scam Centers
A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on March 7, 2023. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo/
|Updated:
0:00

Meta said on Nov. 21 that it has removed more than two million accounts this year linked to centers involved in scams, including so-called pig-butchering schemes and other malicious operations.

The scam centers were found to be operating from Laos, Burma (also known as Myanmar), Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines, with the schemes targeting people globally, the tech giant stated in a blog post.
Aldgra Fredly
Aldgra Fredly
Author
Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times.