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RWANDA
#8 Sumsub
FRAUD TYPES
Investment fraud, social engineering, mobile fraud
KEY FACTS
45 arrests in Interpol's Operation Red Card; victims lost $305K+ in 2024 and $103K was recovered. Growing fintech sector.
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BORN HERE▸
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OPERATED HERE▸
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KNOWN FOR▸
THE PICTURE▸
Rwanda made 45 arrests, seized 292 devices and recovered $103,043 in INTERPOL's Operation Red Card (Nov 2024–Feb 2025), which targeted cross-border online scams (INTERPOL, Mar 2025). It also took part in Red Card 2.0 (Dec 2025–Jan 2026) (INTERPOL, Feb 2026). Rwanda is a party to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (Wikipedia, 2026). We did not find an official by-type breakdown or a well-documented court case in this research pass.
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FRAUD BY CATEGORY▸
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KEY NUMBERS▸
45 Arrests in Rwanda during INTERPOL Operation Red Card (INTERPOL, 24 Mar 2025)
$103,043 Recovered in Rwanda during Operation Red Card (INTERPOL, 24 Mar 2025)
WHO FIGHTS IT▸
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) investigates cyber-fraud under Law No. 60/2018 on the prevention and punishment of cyber crimes.
Rwanda is a party to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.
It took part in INTERPOL Operations Red Card (2025) and Red Card 2.0 (2025–2026).
SOURCES▸
INTERPOL, 'More than 300 arrests as African countries clamp down on cyber threats' (Operation Red Card), 24 Mar 2025
INTERPOL, 'Major operation in Africa targeting online scams nets 651 arrests' (Operation Red Card 2.0), 18 Feb 2026
Wikipedia, 'Budapest Convention on Cybercrime' (list of parties as of May 2026)
UN population estimates (1 July 2023), via Wikipedia 'List of countries by population (United Nations)'
Case lists and figures compiled September 2026 from court records, regulators and major press; statuses change. Series reports above are fact-checked case files.