Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Pig butchering’ see victims lured into investing their money by scammers (PA Archive) At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud ...

One Shoreline family is trying to bounce back after falling victim to an online scam that drained their life savings.

On Wednesday, June 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it had seized $225 million in cryptocurrency connected to pig butchering scams. The seizure involves funds stolen from 400 victims worldwide ...

The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office has aided a woman in retrieving a portion of money she lost to a “pig butchering scam.” The local woman in her late 60s contacted the sheriff’s office after she lost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The multibillion-dollar “pig-butchering” scam industry, once treated as a consumer-fraud issue, is now being described as a ...

The state is warning New Yorkers to be on the lookout for “pig butchering” scams, which target unsuspecting victims to make fraudulent investments resulting in severe financial losses, according to a ...

Thousands have lost huge sums after being lured into fraudulent online investment schemes by seemingly attractive strangers who strike up online conversations with them. By Cezary Podkul / ProPublica ...