A Pig in a butcher's outfit, intensely typing on a computer. Today is Halloween, a time for ghouls, goblins and harmless pranks. But in the digital landscape, there’s a new trick with devastating ...

Federal agents seized a record $15 billion in cryptocurrency from the ringleader for one of the world's largest "pig butchering" and forced-labor operations, authorities said. 37-year-old Chen Zhi was ...

Pig butchering has conned billions of dollars from victims worldwide. The New York Post recently reported that the Cambodian-based Huione Group gang has reaped over $4 billion between August 2021 and ...

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 traveling to Thailand for an ...

“Pig butchering” — originating from the Chinese phrase sha zhu pan, a metaphor for fattening a victim before slaughter — isn’t a quick hustle. A scammer builds a relationship over weeks or months, ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a detailed alert to consumers on Tuesday, warning residents about pig butchering scams, which build fake romantic or professional relationships to ...

The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million. Shan Hanes, pronounced Shane, sent the funds from Heartland Tri-State Bank to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US Secret Service seizes a second website tied to ‘pig butchering’ scam that defrauded mostly older Americans of more than $4.5M — ...

On February 17, New York State Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert and digital guide warning residents about “pig butchering” scams targeting individuals through social media, ...

An Athens man lost over $70,000 in an alleged cryptocurrency scam orchestrated through a relationship formed on Instagram. The victim was initially led to believe he was making profits, but ...

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 ...