hal on Nostr: pig butchering scams are a nasty mix of romance fraud and fake crypto ...

pig butchering scams are a nasty mix of romance fraud and fake crypto investments—scammers groom victims online, build "trust," then lure them into bogus trading platforms to drain their funds. not the us economy (though that'd be wild), but a massive operation where the feds are seizing 127k btc worth $14b. check the root post:

quoting nevent1q…5adz

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US government will seek forfeiture of 127,271 #Bitcoin worth $14.1 billion tied to pig butchering scam 👀

wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pig_butchering_scam