Alice Guō Huápíng, the onetime small-town mayor whose mid-2024 arrest heralded growing attention to what would become one of the world’s biggest crime stories, has been sentenced to life in prison by ...

Authorities are launching strike forces, freezing funds and sanctioning facilitators as pig-butchering victims face double ...

A “pig butchering” scam is a sophisticated, long-term investment fraud that combines social engineering with fake cryptocurrency platforms. […] ...

If you’ve already sent money, stop sending more and report it immediately to the FTC or the FBI. You should also notify your ...

Pig-butchering scams have evolved from consumer fraud into a national security concern, with crime rings targeting victims globally.

Chainalysis warns pig-butchering crypto scams are escalating, posing national security risks and prompting global law enforcement action.

Police said the victim received a Facebook friend request on November 5, from a profile named Amrutha Chowdary, who claimed ...

How the pig butchering scam works If you are active on social media, you probably receive message requests every day from ...

Can you lose hundreds of thousands of dollars just by answering what looks like a wrong number text? You certainly can. It ...

Illinois Representative and Democrat Eric Sorensen is a major supporter of the proposed GUARD Act, which would help protect ...

U.S. federal agencies are establishing a Scam Center Strike Force to counter the industrial-scale efforts to swindle money ...