‘I was in a trance’: A tech executive was scammed out of $450K as part of a cruel romance grift called ‘pig butchering’
The following article is provided by Yahoo! Finance. “Pig Butchering” schemes by scammers refer to their victims as ‘pigs’ because the scammers will use elaborate storylines to ‘fatten up’ victims into believing they are in a romantic or close personal relationship. Shreya Datta had been swiping through dating apps for months before she met …