In a significant crackdown on fraud, UK law enforcement agencies have made substantial progress by arresting over 400 individuals involved in various fraudulent activities. The coordinated effort, dubbed Operation Henhouse III, was spearheaded by the National Economic Crime Centre and the City of London Police. Among the notable cases, an undercover operation led to the conviction of phone scammers, including Arbaaz Khan, 31, Bradley Goode, 23, and Hanad Mohamed, who tricked nine pensioners, with an average age of 87, into handing over their bank cards, resulting in a theft of nearly £12,000. Additionally, a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by a 23-year-old Indian man in Alabama was uncovered, involving a scam worth $400,000. Other significant cases include the arrest of individuals for defrauding victims out of £450,000 and the theft of £410,000 from a Northallerton businessman by fake debt collectors. This wide-ranging operation has been praised for its effectiveness in pooling intelligence and resources across agencies, leading to 438 arrests.