Federal agents have quietly pulled off one of the most consequential operations in crypto's short history, seizing a $15 billion bitcoin stash that underpinned a sprawling online fraud empire. The ...

POCAHONTAS, Ark. (KAIT) - A tradition that goes back decades. The Annual Old Fashioned Hog Butchering, hosted by the Eddie Mae Herron Museum in Pocahontas on Saturday, Feb 15. The event is chance for ...

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 ...

A Chisago County business owner was the target of a “pig butchering” cryptocurrency investment scheme that cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a law enforcement investigation. The ...

During “romance week” and Valentine's Day, your heart can be stolen in the blink of an eye, and so can your money. The FBI has warned of “romance” scams, centering the bulletin around the celebration ...

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Imagine you get this random text from an unknown number out of the blue: “My dog needs to be seen by a vet right away. Can you help me?” Do you respond to let the person know they have the wrong ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a new scam alert about "pig butchering." The term refers to a heavily scripted scheme to "beef up" their victims' egos before taking everything they have. It all starts when ...

Picture this; you're minding your business, browsing the latest cat memes, when suddenly, a mysterious message from a stranger lands in your inbox or DMs. It's not the classic junk email from a Middle ...

When the 51-year-old New Jersey father posted on Facebook about the troubles he faces while taking care of a son with celiac ...

Tricking people out of their money by maintaining a dialog with them over time to establish a friendship or flirtation. The pig butchering term comes from fattening pigs before slaughtering, which ...