Category Pig butchering

Fake Japanese Bride Drains a Korean Man’s Savings via Crypto Scam
A Korean man in his 50s lost more than 100 million won ($73,500) after falling victim to a romance scam that leveraged cryptocurrency investments.
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Jul, 02, 2025
3 min read
by Cryptonews

Lawsuit Alleges Citibank Ignored Red Flags, Aided Scammers in $20,000,000 Pig Butchering Romance Scam
A Texas man is suing the financial giant Citibank for allegedly enabling scammers in a $20 million pig butchering scheme. Pig butchering scams typi...
Jul, 01, 2025
3 min read
by The Daily Hodl

Asian Crime Syndicates Tap Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Other Lenders To Launder Billions Siphoned in Pig Butchering Scams: Report
Reputable financial institutions have reportedly served as stations in the multistep money laundering process that transports funds from US scam vi...
Jun, 27, 2025
2 min read
by The Daily Hodl

Coinbase Assists U.S. Secret Service in Seizing $225,000,000 in Crypto Tied to 2023 Pig Butchering Scam
The American crypto exchange Coinbase helped law enforcement authorities seize millions worth of digital assets that were stolen through pig butche...
Jun, 26, 2025
2 min read
by The Daily Hodl