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

In January 2023, a 67-year-old man in North Carolina received a text message from a woman named Jeanie. She said she lived in Miami and worked in fashion design. Though they never met in person, an ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on ...

On Wednesday, June 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it had seized $225 million in cryptocurrency connected to pig butchering scams. The seizure involves funds stolen from 400 victims worldwide ...

Pig butchering is a translation of the Chinese phrase "Shā Zhū Pán" and is one of the most devastating form of scam, targeting victims worldwide through sophisticated social engineering techniques, ...