Pig Butchering Scam

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Scammed crypto investors to get $7m returned after DOJ-led forfeiture
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Scammed crypto investors to get $7m returned after DOJ-led forfeiture

Kyle Baird
23 March 2025
Scammers' use of AI to steal crypto will ramp up ‘exponentially,’ Chainalysis warns
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Scammers' use of AI to steal crypto will ramp up ‘exponentially,’ Chainalysis warns

Tim Craig
13 February 2025
Hong Kong crime ring used deepfake personas and dating apps to steal millions
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Hong Kong crime ring used deepfake personas and dating apps to steal millions

Kyle Baird
5 January 2025
Crypto scams a key culprit in France’s half-billion euro fraud spree
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Crypto scams a key culprit in France’s half-billion euro fraud spree

Kyle Baird
28 December 2024
US detective seizes crypto from $4.6M stash in pig butchering scam bust
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US detective seizes crypto from $4.6M stash in pig butchering scam bust

Kyle Baird
15 December 2024
Fraudster who used phony Coinbase platforms to steal millions sentenced to five years
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Fraudster who used phony Coinbase platforms to steal millions sentenced to five years

Kyle Baird
20 October 2024
Crypto fraudster pulls a Houdini — escapes NYC home detention on $5m bond
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Crypto fraudster pulls a Houdini — escapes NYC home detention on $5m bond

Kyle Baird
13 October 2024
CFTC secures $31m restitution for forex and crypto scam victims
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CFTC secures $31m restitution for forex and crypto scam victims

Kyle Baird
22 September 2024
SEC charges NanoBit and CoinW6 with defrauding investors as total crypto scams hit $4bn
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SEC charges NanoBit and CoinW6 with defrauding investors as total crypto scams hit $4bn

Eric Johansson
18 September 2024
Cambodian crime syndicate sanctioned for forced labour in crypto scams; US victims lose billions
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Cambodian crime syndicate sanctioned for forced labour in crypto scams; US victims lose billions

Kyle Baird
14 September 2024
Chainalysis reports on Southeast Asia’s $49bn crypto crime marketplace
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Chainalysis reports on Southeast Asia’s $49bn crypto crime marketplace

Mike Millard
1 September 2024
FBI in North Carolina recovers $5m of Tether in ‘pig-butchering’ investment fraud
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FBI in North Carolina recovers $5m of Tether in ‘pig-butchering’ investment fraud

Mike Millard
24 August 2024
Chainalysis unveils Operation Spincaster to fight $2.7bn in crypto fraud
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Chainalysis unveils Operation Spincaster to fight $2.7bn in crypto fraud

Mike Millard
21 July 2024
How a Chinese police raid on $2bn underground bank augurs new crypto clampdown in Asia
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How a Chinese police raid on $2bn underground bank augurs new crypto clampdown in Asia

Callan Quinn
17 May 2024
My tour of Hong Kong’s abandoned crypto outlets revealed a city whipsawed by an erratic industry
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My tour of Hong Kong’s abandoned crypto outlets revealed a city whipsawed by an erratic industry

Callan Quinn
9 May 2024
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