Pig Butchering Scams
Coverage of Pig Butchering Scams in the Nexus archive.
- [Taiwan] My friend (33M) is flying to Hong Kong/Shenzhen next week to meet an online "girlfriend"(40F). Scam?
A 33-year-old Canadian man in Taipei is flying to Hong Kong/Shenzhen to meet a 40-year-old Chinese woman he met on a dating app. They communicate via WeChat translation, have discussed marriage, and the woman claims to be a wealthy entrepreneur with a teenage son. Concerns about a potential scam arise due to her lack of online presence, suspicious behavior, and his decision to travel to mainland China despite warnings.
- FBI leads arrests of 276 in global crypto ‘pig butchering’ scams
The FBI led a global operation resulting in 276 arrests related to cryptocurrency 'pig butchering' scams. Dubai police arrested 275 individuals, and Thai authorities apprehended one suspect.
- Tennessee becomes second state to ban cryptocurrency ATMs over scam concerns
Tennessee has become the second U.S. state to ban cryptocurrency ATMs due to concerns about scams. State officials cited overseas criminals using these ATMs for government impersonation, tech support fraud, romance scams, and pig butchering schemes.
- DOJ Goes Nuclear on Scam Centers: $700 Million in Crypto Frozen and "Pig Butchering" Compounds Targeted
The U.S. Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force has frozen $700 million in cryptocurrency and indicted two Chinese nationals, Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie, for operating a 'pig butchering' scam hub called Shunda in Myanmar, which involved human trafficking and violence. The compound targeted victims through crypto fraud and coercive tactics.