Pig butchering scams: how strangers online steal life savings
Scam compounds: who is really typing the messages
The kind stranger in a scam chat is often not one person. Many of the people who type the messages never wanted the job and cannot leave it. Where are these messages really written?
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First, the photos. They belong to a real woman who has never heard of Rono. Scam groups buy photos like these in packs: one pack of 197 photos of one stranger sold for $12.
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The messages came from a room like this one. One worker may run ten phones at once, each with its own name, photos and life story. Training notes tell the workers what to say, step by step.
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