Pig butchering scams are becoming more prevalent worldwide. Despite the name, these schemes do not relate to pork but to your finances. The US National Cybersecurity Alliance says they involve ...

A Pig in a butcher's outfit, intensely typing on a computer. Today is Halloween, a time for ghouls, goblins and harmless pranks. But in the digital landscape, there’s a new trick with ...

I’ve talked to lots of pig-butchering victims. One guy called my national radio show because a woman DMed him on Facebook about a crypto investment. He gave her money and did not want to believe ...

“I’m struggling just to make sure I pay the bills.” The Santa Monica resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the embarrassing nature of the crime, is one of hundreds — if not thousands — ...

Pig-butchering scams are getting more sophisticated — and more costly — by the day. One report found criminals have swindled an estimated $75 billion from victims. And just recently ...

“Pig butchering” is an unsavory term for a very specific kind of phishing attack, wherein the scammer targets a wealthy individual with the lure of romance and then takes them for all they ...

Replying to a stranger’s message online could be the first step toward losing most of your life savings in a “pig butchering scam,” one of the most widespread types of scams involving ...

As digital scamming explodes in Southeast Asia, including so called “pig butchering” investment scams, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) issued a comprehensive report this ...

He says, “There is a $1 billion-plus scam that's going on, and it's generally referred to as a pig [butchering] scam.” He explains that there are a few common characteristics seen in this scam ...

He says, “There is a $1 billion-plus scam that's going on, and it's generally referred to as a pig [butchering] scam.” He explains that there are a few common characteristics seen in this scam, ...

Hyderabad:Many people are falling victim to a well-organised scam involving fraudsters impersonating a leading financial services company, something the police have named pig butchering scam.