“Pig butchering” is every bit as brutal as it sounds. In the world of cryptocurrency investment fraud, the term refers to a slow, methodical scheme built on deception. Scammers carefully cultivate ...

How human trafficking victims are forced to run ‘pig butchering’ investment scams An investment scam called “pig butchering” has cost victims around the world an estimated $75 billion in just the last ...

I just finished speaking to a room of 550 seniors. Two of them had already lost a staggering $600,000 to this scam. It’s heartbreaking. And it’s happening right now. If we don’t act, this could become ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...