“Pig butchering” operations run out of Asia but target victims globally, with scammers promising love and wealth to get their victims to invest their fortunes. The scam often starts simply with an unsolicited text message. Reported U.S. losses from investment scams totaled over $3.3 billion last year, according to the…
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“My goal was to get money,” said Adekunle Adedeji, a former romance scammer from Nigeria who goes by the name Chris. While Adedeji, 23, did not pose as a “Nigerian prince,” he did tap another long running internet fraud: the romance scam. Using someone else’s photos found on Instagram and…
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A man and woman from New York will be sentenced this week for their role in a scam that defrauded a Virginia man out of more than $500,000 By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press February 17, 2022, 5:00 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article FALLS…