A scam called “pig butchering” gaining steam as a potent threat to Canadians almost lured this reporter — and it all started ...

Law enforcement seized $200,000 belonging to a Massachusetts victim who wired more than $500,000 into a suspected fake crypto ...

Joe Novak thought he had found love on social media. When the 51-year-old New Jersey father posted on Facebook about the troubles he faces while taking care of a son with celiac disease, a kind, ...

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Prosecutors in Brooklyn seized nearly two dozen web domains associated with a scheme known as "pig butchering," in which scammers strike online conversations with unsuspecting victims, gain their ...

A cruel scam known as pig butchering has struck yet another Bay Area resident. This time, an elderly widow in San Jose thought she found new love online. Instead, she was targeted by crypto scammers ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Researchers show how pig butchering-as-a-service providers equip scam networks with turnkey tools and infrastructure for ...

Service providers are delivering infrastructure, tools, and expertise and giving rise to pig-butchering-as-a-service models ...