An arrest affidavit says an Austin resident lost $1.4 million after months of fake crypto investment pitches and cash pickups ...

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 ...

An 82-year-old man lost his life savings in just 76 days after a scammer posing as a young woman built trust and lured him ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scam called “pig butchering” gaining steam as a potent threat to Canadians almost tricked this reporter. I received a message on ...

The $61 million USDT seizure in North Carolina shows how US authorities can trace and freeze stablecoin flows tied to pig butchering scams, as AI‑driven impersonation schemes surge. Update (Feb. 26 at ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a detailed alert to consumers on Tuesday, warning residents about pig butchering scams, which build fake romantic or professional relationships to ...

In our first episode of First Alert Investigates Weekly, we’ll introduce you to several scams.

Prosecutors in Brooklyn seized nearly two dozen web domains associated with a scheme known as "pig butchering," in which scammers strike online conversations with unsuspecting victims, gain their ...

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The FBI’s IC3 2025 report shows cybercrime losses nearing $21 billion, driven by a surge in cryptocurrency investment scams and pig butchering romance fraud.