(NewsNation) — It’s a graphic, gruesome term for what has become a worldwide scam responsible for stealing an estimated $75 billion from people worldwide: Pig butchering, so named for the practice of ...

Law enforcement seized $200,000 belonging to a Massachusetts victim who wired more than $500,000 into a suspected fake crypto ...

Pig butchering scams have emerged as one of the most pervasive threats to cryptocurrency investors, with losses in the ...

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 ...

As online scams grow more sophisticated, members of BOK Financial’s Fraud Risk Management team are getting creative to warn the public by dressing up as pigs for Halloween. Their goal is to spotlight ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The FDIC Office of Inspector General issued a new scheme alert to inform consumers of a type of scheme known as “pig butchering.” “Pig butchering” schemes are on the rise, ...

Last year, the government recorded $4.57 billion in losses from investment fraud, but this figure is likely an underestimate. Crypto fraudsters are abandoning complicated Ponzi schemes in favor of ...

(NewsNation) — The Department of Justice says it has seized the most money it’s ever recovered in one action in targeting the founder of a Cambodian conglomerate accused in a massive cryptocurrency ...

There is no silver lining for a victim who suffers a financial fraud attack, but federal tax law may provide a degree of relief. Financial fraud is a serious concern for all businesses and individuals ...

An investor willingly sent his hard-earned Bitcoin retirement fund to a scammer, losing his entire stash after falling for a pig butchering scam despite repeated warnings. The victim of a $20 million ...

As online scams grow more sophisticated, members of BOK Financial’s Fraud Risk Management team are getting creative to warn the public by dressing up as pigs for Halloween. Their goal is to spotlight ...