SEC Charges 3 Individuals, 5 Companies With Operating Pig Butchering Scams

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against three individuals and five companies for allegedly operating pig butchering scams – a type of confidence-enabled investment scam in which fraudsters befriend victims over text-based social media apps, gain their trust and convince them to invest large amounts of money in fictitious crypto platforms before stealing their funds and disappearing.

Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data

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