A rapidly growing scam known as “pig butchering” has been targeting consumers, luring them into fake investment schemes ...

Pig butchering scams start with a promise of quick riches. Once you've fallen for the 'fattening up' scheme, crooks send you ...

The girl and her family reached a settlement after accusing the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office of unlawfully seizing a pet ...

Scammers in Southeast Asia are increasingly turning to AI, deepfakes, and dangerous malware in a way that makes their pig butchering operations even more convincing.

Unlike the often joked about “Nigerian prince” emails, or the myriad quick-hit scams that cast thousands upon thousands of lines in the hopes of catching a nibble, pig butchering is ...

“I’m struggling just to make sure I pay the bills.” The Santa Monica resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the embarrassing nature of the crime, is one of hundreds — if not thousands — ...

It took two months of near daily conversations, of first cultivating trust and then love, before he walked into her trap. Two months of phone calls, text messages and video chats. Two months of ...

The economic crime unit and cybercrime detail at SPS said in a news release the “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scam ...