More than 200,000 people in Southeast Asia have been forced to run online scams in recent years, often being enslaved and brutalized, as part of criminal enterprises that have netted billions in ...

There is no silver lining for a victim who suffers a financial fraud attack, but federal tax law may provide a degree of relief. Financial fraud is a serious concern for all businesses and individuals ...

Do you get unsolicited text messages from people you don’t know? Be forewarned: If you respond, you could be falling for a particularly dangerous online scam that has found victims around the world.

On Wednesday, June 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it had seized $225 million in cryptocurrency connected to pig butchering scams. The seizure involves funds stolen from 400 victims worldwide ...

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 traveling to Thailand for an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cybercrimes and crypto scams are becoming more common. I’ll never forget the call from my friend’s uncle. He’s the type who keeps ...

Interpol calls on the cybersecurity community, law enforcement, and the media to stop using the term "Pig Butchering" when referring to online relationship and investment scams, as it unnecessarily ...

March 24, 2026 - "Pig butchering" schemes, once considered a niche type of consumer fraud predominantly occurring overseas, have become a source of legal exposure for U.S. financial institutions that ...

The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million — which he sent to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped ...

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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 ...