Pig butchering scams: how strangers online steal life savings
Pig butchering warning signs: how to help someone caught in one
The FBI has contacted thousands of people who were losing money to crypto scams, and most of them did not know it yet. What are the signs, and what can you say to someone who is still inside one?
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In 2024, the FBI began to contact people who were sending money to crypto scams. In 2025 it reached 3,780 of them. 78 out of 100 did not know they were being scammed.
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Under all the versions sits one sign. Someone you have only met online brings up money: an investment, a trading app, a secret tip. That is the moment to stop.
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