What Is a Pig-Butchering Scam?

✴️ Pig-butchering is a nasty term for a particularly painful type of scam. Here's how to protect yourself.

✴️ Pig-butchering scams
Pig-butchering scams are long-term cons where scammers build trust over time before defrauding victims with significant financial loss. These scams have increased with technology’s use. Key red flags include moving conversations to private channels, refusal to meet, and requests for money, often under emotional pretense. Always be cautious with money, especially with people you’ve never met.

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0:00 Pig-Butchering Scam
0:28 It’s a long con
1:25 Example: the romance scam
3:00 Red flags
4:00 Cryptocurrency or gift cards
5:40 No actual pigs were harmed...

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