'Pig butchering' is draining victims' bank accounts. Here's how to avoid being scammed
by Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times
Dec 21, 2023
3 minutes
Barely a day goes without a scam of some kind popping up on our phones or in our email, trying to get us to download malware, reveal a password or pay for fraudulent goods. But there's one bit of con artistry gaining traction that you definitely don't want to fall for.
It's called a "pig butchering" scheme, because the perpetrators will "fatten up" a victim to gain their trust before "butchering" them — typically by persuading them to invest
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