Pig Butchering Scam: From Tinder and TikTok to WhatsApp and Telegram, How Scammers Are Stealing Millions in a Long Con

In part one of a two-part series on Pig butchering, we detail the pervasive scam that has impacted thousands of victims around the world, resulting in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. This blog highlights the who and the how of pig butchering scams, and details the pig butchering playbook.

Background

Pig butchering — a translation of the Chinese phrase “Shāzhūpán” (Sha Zhu Pan) used to describe a type of financial scam — has enabled scammers to steal …

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