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Victims of Romantic Scams End up as ‘Butchered Pigs’

Starry-eyed online fraud spreads across Asia Pacific and US

Jan 23, 2024
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By: Toh Han Shih

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Asians looking for love online better beware, lest they end up victims of a form of fraud known as “pig butchering.” Online love scams are targeting victims in Australia and Asia as well as the Chinese community in the US.

“A pig-butchering scheme often begins with a scammer sending a victim a seemingly misr…

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