A BBC reporter has been given an in-depth perception into how pig butchering scams work after being focused himself.
Scammers seek advice from their victims as pigs, whom they fatten as much as be “butchered” – or conned, out of as a lot cash as doable.
Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy was befriended on Instagram by fraudsters pretending to be a beautiful 36-year-old girl on the lookout for a romantic relationship.
Figuring out the profile for ‘Jessica’ was pretend, the reporter performed alongside for greater than two months to search out out what psychological tips the pig butchers make use of to trick victims world wide into investing into pretend crypto schemes.
Pig butchering scammers stole at the very least $3bn final yr in response to the FBI, with victims often aged between 30 and 60.
