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 ...

A scam called “pig butchering” gaining steam as a potent threat to Canadians almost lured this reporter — and it all started ...

Over the past few months, a fraudulent investment scheme known as the pig-butchering scam has been on the rise, especially across the Asian continent. The fraud allegedly has its origins in China, but ...

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

FBI seizes $8.2M in crypto connected to 'pig butchering' scams on dating apps. Here's what the feds are doing about it — and how to protect yourself in the meantime Most people who use online dating ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A cruel scam known as pig butchering has struck yet another Bay Area resident. This time, an elderly widow in San Jose thought she found new love online. Instead, she was targeted ...

Q: I’m trying to protect my parents from scammers. What are some scams targeting older people? A: Older adults are often a prime target for scammers, and it’s not just by chance. They tend to have ...

Chinese criminal syndicates have industrialized pig-butchering romance scams across Southeast Asia, turning fraud into a ...

Embedded finance platform provider Solid Financial Technologies filed for bankruptcy this week, less than a month after victims of an alleged pig butchering scheme filed a class action lawsuit seeking ...

Many scams target older adults who may be more trusting and less familiar with technology. Red flags of a scam include urgent requests, demands for unusual payment methods, and poor grammar or ...