The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched an inquiry into a $5 million crypto romance scam that defrauded 71 victims across the United States. Dubbed “pig butchering,” the operation targeted older adults by using fake social media profiles to build trust before convincing them to invest in fraudulent cryptocurrency platforms. The scammers involved were said to have posed as...
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