(NewsNation) — A “love at first swipe” cost a Philadelphia woman nearly $500,000. Shreya Datta explains she was matched with a guy on the dating app Hinge — they bonded and realized they shared a lot in common including investing. The person she was communicating with recommended she put her cash into Coinbase and change…
What is a ‘pig butchering’ online dating scam? | #lovescams | #datingapps
(NewsNation) — A “love at first swipe” cost a Philadelphia woman nearly $500,000. Shreya Datta explains she was matched with a guy on the dating app Hinge — they bonded and realized they shared a lot in common including investing. The person she was communicating with recommended she put her cash into Coinbase and change…
Oregon regulators issue warning about ‘pig butchering’ scams | News | #lovescams | #datingapps
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) is warning consumers to be wary of an unexpected text or direct message from a stranger – it might be the first step in a “pig butchering” scam. The term pig butchering comes from the practice of fattening a pig before slaughter. These…
Don’t fall prey to pig butchering scams | Ag News | #lovescams | #datingapps
You have heard of the Nigerian prince scam, but you probably do not associate the term “pig butchering” with investment fraud. Like a hog fattened before the slaughter, perpetrators of these scams slowly build trust with their targets before “butchering” them with a final fraud and walking away with the…
‘Pig butchering’ among four convincing new scams Which? says you should know about | UK News | #lovescams | #datingapps
“Pig butchering” and fake missing person scams – they’re among the latest ways that fraudsters are out to get hold of your money. Monday 22 May 2023 10:07, UK A new wave of convincing scams is “bombarding consumers from every direction”, according to a leading consumer group. Which? has issued…
Pig butchering romance scam: One victim out $450,000 | #lovescams | #datingapps
Romance scams are unfortunately common. Swindlers gain people’s trust by pretending to date them online, and Americans have lost millions of dollars as a result. One woman in Philadelphia recently lost hundreds of thousands to a lesser-known hoax. In addition to “classic” scenarios like military scams and oil rig scams,…
Pig Butchering Scams Cost People Millions | #lovescams | #datingapps
You’ve likely encountered your fair share of online scams as various types of social engineering attacks have become commonplace. Whether it was someone sending you an unsolicited message on social media, a strange email about a Nigerian prince losing his Bitcoin inheritance, or an SMS containing a fishy-looking link. Online…
FBI warns about ‘pig butchering’ scams, what are they? | #lovescams | #datingapps
ATLANTA – The FBI’s Atlanta office is warning residents about a spike in scams during the holiday season. Federal law enforcement officials predict an increase in romance and investment scams this year due, in part, to a rise in “Pig Butchering.” The scam is named after the practice of fattening…
The Rise of Pig Butchering Scams | #lovescams | #datingapps
Pig Butchering, also known as Sha Zhu Pan, is a type of scam that has been proliferating in recent years across messaging platforms like WhatsApp and on dating apps like Tinder through wrong-number text messages to fake dating prospects. Pig Butchering borrows tactics from both romance and cryptocurrency scams to…
Growing ‘pig butchering’ scam costing victims billions | #lovescams | #datingapps
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On the search for love, many people turn to dating apps, but a few friendly texts with a potential match can quickly turn into one of the newest and fastest growing scams. “Pig butchering” or “pig slaughtering” is a crypto scam in which victims are enticed to…