At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into travelling to Thailand for an ...

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

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

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The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million — which he sent to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped ...

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- 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 ...

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