DOJ Scam Center Strike Force September 2026 Action
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On September 9, 2026, the DOJ Scam Center Strike Force executed its largest single-day enforcement action to date, combining a two-week physical deployment to Madagascar that dismantled 13 Chinese-operated scam compounds with the restraint of $52 million in cryptocurrency and simultaneous OFAC designations of Xinbi Guarantee and two associated technology companies. The action brought the Strike Force's cumulative cryptocurrency restraints to approximately $938 million since its formation in November 2025. It was accompanied by a September 3, 2026 FinCEN alert identifying $12.7 billion in suspected pig-butchering activity across 33,904 Bank Secrecy Act filings.
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Timeline(8 events)
1 November 2025
DOJ Scam Center Strike Force formed by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro of the District of Columbia.
DOJ USAO-DC26 February 2026
Strike Force announces cryptocurrency restraints have surpassed $580 million in its first three months.
DOJ USAO-DC press release26 March 2026
UK FCDO designates Xinbi Guarantee under the Global Human Rights sanctions regime, becoming the first jurisdiction to take formal action against the marketplace.
TRM Labs analysis of UK designation23 April 2026
Strike Force charges Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie with wire fraud conspiracy related to the Shunda compound in Burma; announces $701.96M in total cryptocurrency restrained, seizure of 503 fraudulent domains, and first-ever seizure of a Telegram recruitment channel.
DOJ OPA press release1 June 2026
Xinbi Guarantee begins migrating its merchant and money-laundering networks from Telegram to SafeW encrypted messaging platform, following Telegram's ban of the Xinbi channel.
TRM Labs3 September 2026
FinCEN issues Alert FIN-2026-Alert005 identifying $12.7 billion in suspected digital asset investment scam activity across 33,904 Bank Secrecy Act filings from September 2023 to December 2025.
FinCEN news release7 September 2026
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia authorizes seizure of cryptocurrency wallets and infrastructure associated with Xinbi Guarantee.
U.S. Secret Service press release9 September 2026
Strike Force announces: (1) two-week Madagascar deployment assisting local authorities in dismantling 13 scam compounds, processing 3,200 devices, and interviewing approximately 400 arrestees; (2) restraint of $52 million in cryptocurrency in a single day, bringing cumulative total to approximately $938 million; (3) seizure of $12 million from two Xinbi wallets. Simultaneously, OFAC designates Xinbi Guarantee, Anwen Technology Co. Ltd., and SafeW Technology Co. Ltd. as significant transnational criminal organizations, listing over 50 TRON cryptocurrency addresses on the SDN list.
DOJ USAO-DC and U.S. Secret Service press releases; Treasury OFAC press releaseDecision Log
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generated: 9/23/2026, 12:06:37 PM
last updated: 9/23/2026, 8:54:04 PM
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