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Cyber fraud called 'pig butchering scam' targeting unemployed youths: Centre

A new cyber fraud known as "pig butchering scam" or "investment scam" has emerged, targeting unemployed youths, housewives, students, and needy people who are made to lose large sums of money daily, according to the latest annual report of the Union home ministry. "Google The pig butchering scam, which is believed to have started in China in 2016, targets gullible …

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6 days, 22 hours ago

What is ‘pig butchering’ cyber scam flagged by MHA? All you need to know

Hindustan Times

The Ministry of Home Affairs has identified a new form of cyber fraud known as the “pig butchering scam”, involving large scale money laundering. Representational image) The new cyber fraud scam makes people lose money almost daily due to bad investments In its latest annual report, the MHA stated that the new investment scam started in China in 2016, targeting …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

How a young mayor turned her town into a hub for ‘Pig Butchering’ scammers

Live Mint

BAMBAN, Philippines—Hundreds of law-enforcement agents burst into a large walled enclave in the middle of this town 60 miles northwest of Manila. What they didn’t know was that the town’s popular young mayor, Alice Guo, was a key architect of the brazen enterprise. One of the residents, Arsenia Mamangan, said that around 2005, she sold Guo’s father a small plot …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol Warns

Wired

The rise of so-called pig butchering investment scams over the past few years largely caught the world unawares, capitalizing on conditions surrounding pandemic lockdowns and global economic instability to fool people into giving away their money to attackers. But as researchers and law enforcement have scrambled to raise awareness about the crisis—including scammers’ use of forced labor—any way they can, …

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4 weeks ago

‘Pig butchering’ crypto scheme costs San José man $170,000. Scammers wanted even more, prosecutors say

LA Times

The senior in San José suspected something was amiss when the woman who’d supposedly helped him buy $170,000 worth of cryptocurrency had asked for twice as much money to pay overseas taxes. He called the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office, which led to criminal charges against two Southern California residents accused of helping run a “pig butchering” scam — …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Criminology student 'butchered' personal trainer at random on Bournemouth beach to find out what it was like to kill after asking his lecturers how to get away with murder, court hears

Daily Mail

A criminology student researched methods of murder before 'butchering' a personal trainer at random on a beach because he wanted to know how it felt to take a life, a court has been told. Nasen Saadi, 20, is said to have taken inspiration from 'high profile' stabbings such as the murder of teenager Brianna Ghey when he carried out the …

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1 month ago

Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams

Wired

Malicious digital Instances of malvertising in the US were up 42 percent month-over-month in fall 2023 and increased another 41 percent from July to September of this year, according to data from the security firm Malwarebytes. Jérôme Segura, senior director of threat intelligence at Malwarebytes, emphasizes that a particularly effective place for potential victims to encounter malicious ads is in …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Meta bans 20 lakh accounts to combat 'Pig Butchering' scams

India TV News

Online scams have surged in recent years where so many people lost hefty sum of money. The scam, originating in several Asian countries has involved scammers building trust with victims through social media, dating apps, or text messages. Contact initiation : Scammers approach people via social platforms or apps. : Scammers approach people via social platforms or apps. Tips to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dutch banks worried about rise in dating app scams victims; Average loss of €25,000

NL Times

More people are falling victim to investment fraud after making a connection through a dating app, with individuals losing an average of 25,000 euros, and in some cases, even hundreds of thousands of euros. Dating scams like "pig butchering," where a victim is lulled into a sense of security before being gutted, are on the rise, the Dutch Banking Association …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meta cracks down on ‘pig butchering’ scams, claims to have removed over 2 million accounts

Firstpost

Pg butchering scams involves fraudsters tricking victims — often found on social media or dating platforms — into fake cryptocurrency investments or financial schemes. Such scams have siphoned off more than $75 billion globally since 2020 Meta has been actively tracking the criminal networks behind pig butchering scams for the past two years, noting their increasing global spread. Described as …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meta removed 2 million accounts linked to pig butchering scams: Know what it is and how it works

India Today

Meta has taken a major step against online scams by removing over two million accounts involved in something called "pig butchering" scams. These scams are elaborate fraud schemes where criminals build fake relationships online to trick people into investing money in bogus plans, often involving cryptocurrency. How the scam works –Scammers send a friendly message or create fake profiles on …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

Wired

Years into the escalating, multibillion-dollar global crisis of pig butchering scams, social media giant Meta released information for the first time on Thursday about its approach to combating the forced-labor compounds that fuel scam activity on its platforms and across the web. As pig butchering scams generate significant revenue for criminals, though, and spread around the world, Meta notes that …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Pig Butchering Scams Are Going High Tech

Wired

As digital scamming explodes in Southeast Asia, including so called “pig butchering” investment scams, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime issued a comprehensive report this week with a dire warning about the rapid growth of this criminal ecosystem. “These developments have not only expanded the scope and efficiency of cyber-enabled fraud and cybercrime, but they have also lowered …

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3 months ago

Bombshell update in Scott Peterson's fight to overturn Laci murder conviction

Daily Mail

A shocking update has been revealed in the case of Scott Peterson, who was convicted of brutally murdering his pregnant wife - and it could potentially let the infamous killer earn a retrial. Scott Peterson’s, 51, baffling request for a post-conviction discovery period has been stunningly approved by a California judge A shocking update has been revealed in the case …

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3 months, 1 week ago

The Pig Butchering Invasion Has Begun

Wired

More than 200,000 people in Southeast Asia have been forced to run online scams in recent years, often being enslaved and brutalized, as part of criminal enterprises that have netted billions in stolen funds. Such “pig butchering” operations have largely been concentrated in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos, typically rooted in Chinese organized crime groups exploiting instability and poor governance in …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Farm-to-plate producers without meat processor as Dardanup Butchering Company halts slaughtering service

ABC

Farm-to-plate meat will be harder to buy after one of Western Australia's largest butchers announced it would stop slaughtering and processing stock for independent producers. The Dardanup Butchering Company told customers last week it would no longer offer "service kills", effectively freezing some farmers out of the meat market. In a statement, DBC said capacity constraints meant the company was …

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4 months ago

Drawing the Paleolithic picture

China Daily

Quartz tools found at Shuiquanyu site in Cuijiayu town of Yishui. Test results indicated that the shovel-shaped tool was 99,000 years old and was made from the incisor of an adult straight-tusked elephant that could have weighed up to 15 metric tons. The team also found eight straight-tusked elephant mandibles, two of which belonged to adult elephants, and the other …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Trapped in Myanmar’s cyber-scam mills

Al Jazeera

In October of 2021, La Awng travelled from his native Kachin State in Myanmar to Laukkai, the capital of the country’s autonomous Kokang region near the border with China, planning to work in a casino. The scam industry has boomed across Southeast Asia since the COVID-19 pandemic; by the end of 2023, syndicates in the region were using online fraud …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ingrid Andress headed to rehab after ‘drunk’ butchering of national anthem at MLB derby

LA Times

Singer Ingrid Andress says “I was drunk last night” while performing the national anthem — quite badly — at the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress left social media ablaze Monday when her shaky performance of the national anthem at the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby faced backlash and ridicule. Now she says, “That was not me …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

State Dept criticized for sending ‘condolences’ after death of ‘monster’ Iranian president Raisi

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US State Department found itself playing defense on Monday …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

How South-East Asia's pig butchering scammers are using artificial intelligence technology

ABC

The video shows a young Asian man with stubbly facial hair and blond tips sitting in a gaming chair in a messy bedroom. Their trademark is "Sha Zhu Pan"or "pig butchering" scams in which victims are contacted through social media or text messages, befriended or seduced and then lured into fake investment schemes — usually cryptocurrency. "By using artificial intelligence …

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9 months ago

DA says he shut down 21 sites stealing millions through crypto scams

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Authorities in New York City said Thursday they disrupted an online fraud operation that stole millions of dollars by duping victims into making phony cryptocurrency investments. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said his office seized 21 web domains that were being used by scammers in so-called “pig butchering” schemes, a term that refers to gaining victims’ trust …

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9 months, 1 week ago

'Stop butchering songs': Lara Trump bashed for latest musical venture

Raw Story

Lara Trump, the co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee and the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, has released a new song and it's getting absolutely panned even by many of her own social media followers. Lara Trump last year unveiled her musical ambitions when she offered up a widely ridiculed cover of Tom Petty's classic hit "I Won't Back …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

How pig butchering scam is taking a toll on investors

Live Mint

The allure of making quick money from trading in the markets often leads to unpleasant consequences. To be sure, the pig butchering scam is a form of investment fraud wherein online scammers use a variety of deceptive tactics, include fake investment apps and websites, to persuade victims to invest more money before making the vanishing act. “I will now have …

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Cyber fraud called 'pig butchering scam' targeting unemployed youths: Centre

What is ‘pig butchering’ cyber scam flagged by MHA? All you need to know

How a young mayor turned her town into a hub for ‘Pig Butchering’ scammers

Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol Warns

‘Pig butchering’ crypto scheme costs San José man $170,000. Scammers wanted even more, prosecutors say

Criminology student 'butchered' personal trainer at random on Bournemouth beach to find out what it was like to kill after asking his lecturers how to get away with murder, court hears

Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams

Meta bans 20 lakh accounts to combat 'Pig Butchering' scams

Dutch banks worried about rise in dating app scams victims; Average loss of €25,000

Meta cracks down on ‘pig butchering’ scams, claims to have removed over 2 million accounts

Meta removed 2 million accounts linked to pig butchering scams: Know what it is and how it works

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

Pig Butchering Scams Are Going High Tech

Bombshell update in Scott Peterson's fight to overturn Laci murder conviction

The Pig Butchering Invasion Has Begun

Farm-to-plate producers without meat processor as Dardanup Butchering Company halts slaughtering service

Drawing the Paleolithic picture

Trapped in Myanmar’s cyber-scam mills

Ingrid Andress headed to rehab after ‘drunk’ butchering of national anthem at MLB derby

State Dept criticized for sending ‘condolences’ after death of ‘monster’ Iranian president Raisi

How South-East Asia's pig butchering scammers are using artificial intelligence technology

DA says he shut down 21 sites stealing millions through crypto scams

'Stop butchering songs': Lara Trump bashed for latest musical venture

How pig butchering scam is taking a toll on investors