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• @viceworldnews @viceworldnews on x

  “Pig butchering” - even tech savvy people are falling for this online relationship scam that's emptying bank accounts across the world. But it has an even darker secret: victims on both sides of the screen. https://www.vice.com/...

• @softwarnet Charles R. Smith on x

  10 The PRC uses paid agents known as “Wumao” or the 50 cent Army to post from fake accounts. These accounts are also used for criminal activities such as bitcoin scams designed to empty the bank accounts of victims. https://www.vice.com/...

• @geraldrflynn Gerry Flynn on x

  2. Much in the same vein, @AlMcCready1 dives deep into the mechanics, scope and scale of these scams for @VICEWorldNews - interestingly includes estimated number of scammers enslaved, the profits of the operations and the int'l orgs working to stop them. https://www.vice.com/...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  Super sad story about someone who answered one of those wrong-number “Are you Linda from the pet store?” texts and lost $2.5 million. Average victim loses $173K! https://twitter.com/...

• @ryan_knutson Ryan Knutson on x

  Well, looks like this may be the answer. And it's more depressing than I expected https://www.vice.com/...

• @bitfinexed @bitfinexed on x

  From Industrial-Scale Scam Centers, Trafficking Victims Are Being Forced to Steal Billions. Good job Tether. “We would try to lead them, teach them how to open an account on USDT [Tether crypto coin] and top up this account with money,” he said. " https://www.vice.com/...

• @almccready1 Alastair McCready on x

  I've spent the past month piecing together the global harm caused by the rise of #pigbutchering scam centres in #Cambodia. From human trafficking victims, to people like Cindy Tsai, a terminally ill woman scammed out of millions of dollars. https://www.vice.com/... https://twitte…