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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 — ...

It took two months of near daily conversations, of first cultivating trust and then love, before he walked into her trap. Two months of phone calls, text messages and video chats. Two months of ...

Unlike the often joked about “Nigerian prince” emails, or the myriad quick-hit scams that cast thousands upon thousands of lines in the hopes of catching a nibble, pig butchering is ...

It took two months of near daily conversations, of first cultivating trust and then love, before he walked into her trap. Two months of phone calls, text messages and video chats. Two months of ...