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【Coinbase Participating in a joint operation in London to combat West African scam networks】Coinbase announced that it had joined Tech Against Scams and was cooperating with the UK's National Crime Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force, and international law-enforcement partners to conduct a joint crackdown week in London on October 6 to 9 with real-time intelligence sharing and coordinated action against West African criminal scam networks.Coinbase said that the relevant scam networks operate across platforms, finding potential victims through social media, building trust through instant messaging, and using digital infrastructure and financial services to transfer illicit proceeds. As law enforcement and industry intensify efforts against scam compounds in Southeast Asia, criminal networks are expanding into other regions, including West Africa. The operation, hosted by the UK's National Crime Agency, brings together technology, telecommunications, and financial companies to target the infrastructure, accounts, and payment systems supporting scams.Coinbase Vice President Leah Bressack said that crackdowns on scam compounds in Southeast Asia earlier this year demonstrated the effectiveness of coordinated action by industry and law enforcement; as criminal networks attempt to rebuild in Africa,Coinbase global intelligence teams are tracking funds, freezing assets, and sharing intelligence in real time. The operation targets tactics including fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scams, impersonation of law-enforcement officials, and fabricated video calls staging “arrests” to pressure victims into making transfers.Coinbase said it would continue working with Tech Against Scams and law-enforcement partners.