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 ...

Friends and family of a San Francisco retiree knew he was being scammed and tried for months to warn him, but nothing could ...

New York’s top law enforcement official is warning residents about a fast-growing scam that starts with friendship and ends with drained bank accounts. Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer ...

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 ...

New York State Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert Tuesday to keep New Yorkers protected from "pig ...

A dual Chinese and St. Kitts and Nevis national was sentenced to 20 years in prison in absentia for his role in an ...

The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million — which he sent to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped ...

I’ve talked to lots of pig-butchering victims. One guy called my national radio show because a woman DMed him on Facebook about a crypto investment. He gave her money and did not want to believe me ...

Many of the cases now intersect with “pig-butchering” schemes, long-form scams blending emotional grooming with fake crypto ...

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s Securities Division is warning about the ...