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Crypto News<p>Binance Joins T3+ Crime-Fighting Alliance, Freezes $6M in First Pig Butchering Case - Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has become a member of T3+, a new g... - <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/binance-joins-t3-crime-fighting-alliance-freezes-6m-in-first-case/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptonews.com/news/binance-jo</span><span class="invisible">ins-t3-crime-fighting-alliance-freezes-6m-in-first-case/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blockchainnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blockchainnews</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptocrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocrime</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/binance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>binance</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>the cancer is spreading...</p><p><a href="https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/hyderabad-police-uncover-racket-trafficking-youths-to-cambodia-for-cyber-fraud-enn25080203784" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/hyder</span><span class="invisible">abad-police-uncover-racket-trafficking-youths-to-cambodia-for-cyber-fraud-enn25080203784</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/gujaray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gujaray</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hyderabad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hyderabad</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/triads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>triads</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trafficking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/humanTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanTrafficking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a></p>
Jake in the desert<p>How to spot and guard against wrong number scams: <a href="https://archive.is/JYM7R" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/JYM7R</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/scammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scammers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WrongNumberScams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WrongNumberScams</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a></p>
Rob Carlson :ally: :BLM:<p>Not expecting another reply <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a></p>
Alex Jimenez<p>Cambodia is one of the areas where <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> scams originate and where thousands of people are held captive to direct these scams. It’s about time the government starts cracking down.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/cybercrime-scams-poipet-sihanoukville-dc7be0c338265e7e8e21de686ee52b45" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/cybercrime-</span><span class="invisible">scams-poipet-sihanoukville-dc7be0c338265e7e8e21de686ee52b45</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a></p>
DJM (freelance for hire)<p>Nikkei analyzes satellite imagery and eyewitness testimony to reveal the scale and persistence of regional online scam crisis in SouthEast Asia</p><p>"In the second half of the 2010s, Chinese-backed companies began developing casino complexes in the region. When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the casino industry, many of these facilities were converted into hubs for online fraud."</p><p><a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/static/vdata/infographics/myanmar-scam-centers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">asia.nikkei.com/static/vdata/i</span><span class="invisible">nfographics/myanmar-scam-centers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>fascinating deep dive on motorcades (车队) - the auxiliary players in the global <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> industry who help pig butchers and other scammers move money through the banking system and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://globalchinapulse.net/moving-bricks-money-laundering-practices-in-the-online-scam-industry/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalchinapulse.net/moving-br</span><span class="invisible">icks-money-laundering-practices-in-the-online-scam-industry/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USDT</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tether</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/triads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>triads</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/organizedcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organizedcrime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/investmentfraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investmentfraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/howardlutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>howardlutnick</span></a></p>
Crypto News<p>Fake Japanese Bride Drains a Korean Man’s Savings via Crypto Scam - A Korean man in his 50s lost more than 100 million won ($73,500) after falling vic... - <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/fake-japanese-bride-drains-a-korean-mans-savings-via-crypto-scam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptonews.com/news/fake-japan</span><span class="invisible">ese-bride-drains-a-korean-mans-savings-via-crypto-scam/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/altcoinnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>altcoinnews</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>TRM Labs released some analysis of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nobitex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nobitex</span></a> source code that was leaked by an Israeli team that hacked the company (Nobitex is the largest <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> exchange in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> and probably the largest crypto exchange anywhere to take such an extreme approach to hiding its own tracks (and its users' tracks).</p><p>of course they also hardcoded a bunch of auth keys into the source code... so maybe they weren't *that* privacy focused. or maybe they decided to do some "outsourcing" of the dev team (lol).</p><p>* TRM: <a href="https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/inside-the-nobitex-breach-what-the-leaked-source-code-reveals-about-irans-crypto-infrastructure" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">trmlabs.com/resources/blog/ins</span><span class="invisible">ide-the-nobitex-breach-what-the-leaked-source-code-reveals-about-irans-crypto-infrastructure</span></a><br>* I wrote a fair bit about Nobitex back in October: <a href="https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/trumps-transition-team-is-tethered" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptadamus.substack.com/p/tru</span><span class="invisible">mps-transition-team-is-tethered</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Threatassessment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threatassessment</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/dogecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogecoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tether</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/usdt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usdt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/iranian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iranian</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/middleeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>middleeast</span></a></p>
gottafixthat<p>I was recently targeted by two pig butchering scams in the same week - both starting on LinkedIn, both extremely polished.</p><p>One posed as a high-paying AI job with PDFs and a fake site. The other went for casual trust and crypto fraud.</p><p>I wasn’t fooled, but I documented the whole thing to help others spot the signs.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://marclewis.com/2025/06/28/targeted-by-scammers-twice-in-a-week/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">marclewis.com/2025/06/28/targe</span><span class="invisible">ted-by-scammers-twice-in-a-week/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linkedin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linkedin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/consulting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consulting</span></a></p>
Crypto News<p>Citibank Accused of Ignoring Warnings in Alleged $20M Crypto Fraud Case - Citibank is facing a lawsuit from a man who claims the bank failed to flag suspici... - <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/citibank-accused-of-ignoring-warnings-in-alleged-20m-crypto-fraud-case/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptonews.com/news/citibank-a</span><span class="invisible">ccused-of-ignoring-warnings-in-alleged-20m-crypto-fraud-case/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/altcoinnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>altcoinnews</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptoscam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptoscam</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>Last week the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a>, and two of the least compliant crypto companies annnounced “the largest seizure ever of money from crypto scam gangs.”</p><p>Which sounds good! But…</p><p>I just figured out that <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a> actually seized all this money… in November 2023, AKA “almost 2 years ago”. They’ve just been sitting on it as like a chip to give to law enforcement.</p><p>Bizarrely the DOJ announcement was trumpeted by Tether, OKX, and Coinbase as evidence of their enthusiastic compliance with law enforcement in this Very Import Seizure.</p><p>FBI publicly described <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OKX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OKX</span></a>, the Chinese <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a> <br> trafficker’s crypto exchange of choice, as “not compliant with American law enforcement” as recently as like a year ago.</p><p>The whole thing feels like a psy op / press strategy, not an act of law enforcement.</p><p>* DOJ complaint: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/media/1403996/dl?inline" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justice.gov/usao-dc/media/1403</span><span class="invisible">996/dl?inline</span></a><br>* Blockchain data: <a href="https://dune.com/queries/5347721?sidebar=none" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dune.com/queries/5347721?sideb</span><span class="invisible">ar=none</span></a><br>* Presser: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/largest-ever-seizure-funds-related-crypto-confidence-scams" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/largest</span><span class="invisible">-ever-seizure-funds-related-crypto-confidence-scams</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/lawenforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawenforcement</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Gabriel N<p>Great report on the importance of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms in banking and how the elimination of friction on opening new accounts has made American banks vulnerable.</p><p>The organized crime aspect of the scheme is impressive.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fintech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organizedCrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigButchering</span></a></p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span><br><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/114744480843849787" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsie.social/@ProPublica/1147</span><span class="invisible">44480843849787</span></a></p>
Crypto News<p>Coinbase Teams with US Secret Service for Massive $225M USDT Seizure in Pig Butchering Crackdown - Coinbase has played a major role in one of the largest crypto seizures in US law e... - <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/coinbase-teams-with-us-secret-service-for-massive-225m-usdt-seizure-in-pig-butchering-crackdown/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptonews.com/news/coinbase-t</span><span class="invisible">eams-with-us-secret-service-for-massive-225m-usdt-seizure-in-pig-butchering-crackdown/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blockchainnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blockchainnews</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/coinbase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coinbase</span></a></p>
Analyse Asia<p>Scam Inc: Transnational Crime as a Decentralized Business Model as explained by Wong Sue Lin from The Economist <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/dVKOfYz-RsM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/dVKOfYz-RsM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7J4zSvIURT1C4PKkl5ES6c?si=7L6hf7GpR4eytlUB9GbLTA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/7J4zS</span><span class="invisible">vIURT1C4PKkl5ES6c?si=7L6hf7GpR4eytlUB9GbLTA</span></a><br>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@analyseasia/video/7503374077843934472?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7198703856800581122" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tiktok.com/@analyseasia/video/</span><span class="invisible">7503374077843934472?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7198703856800581122</span></a><br>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJscUlWp8vS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DJscUlWp8vS</span><span class="invisible">/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</span></a><br>Main Site: <a href="https://www.analyse.asia/scam-inc-how-a-500b-underground-industry-is-impacting-the-world-the-economist-sue-lin-wong-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">analyse.asia/scam-inc-how-a-50</span><span class="invisible">0b-underground-industry-is-impacting-the-world-the-economist-sue-lin-wong-2/</span></a><br>YouTube Full Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/R-pRWP4jGvA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/R-pRWP4jGvA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Newsletter Signup: <a href="https://www.analyse.asia/#/portal/signup" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">analyse.asia/#/portal/signup</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>LinkedIn Page: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/analyse-asia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/company/analyse-a</span><span class="invisible">sia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/onlinescamalert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinescamalert</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scaminc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scaminc</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/theeconomist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theeconomist</span></a></p>
Analyse Asia<p>Scam Inc: How Fraud Became a $500 billion Global Business - Wong Sue Lin from The Economist <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/ZT4zBMWEzMs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/ZT4zBMWEzMs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7J4zSvIURT1C4PKkl5ES6c?si=7L6hf7GpR4eytlUB9GbLTA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/7J4zS</span><span class="invisible">vIURT1C4PKkl5ES6c?si=7L6hf7GpR4eytlUB9GbLTA</span></a><br>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJp3dmSvmKz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DJp3dmSvmKz</span><span class="invisible">/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</span></a><br>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@analyseasia/video/7503372668310195464?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7198703856800581122" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tiktok.com/@analyseasia/video/</span><span class="invisible">7503372668310195464?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7198703856800581122</span></a><br>Main Site: <a href="https://www.analyse.asia/scam-inc-how-a-500b-underground-industry-is-impacting-the-world-the-economist-sue-lin-wong-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">analyse.asia/scam-inc-how-a-50</span><span class="invisible">0b-underground-industry-is-impacting-the-world-the-economist-sue-lin-wong-2/</span></a><br>YouTube Full Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/R-pRWP4jGvA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/R-pRWP4jGvA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Newsletter Signup: <a href="https://www.analyse.asia/#/portal/signup" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">analyse.asia/#/portal/signup</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>LinkedIn Page: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/analyse-asia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/company/analyse-a</span><span class="invisible">sia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/onlinescamalert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinescamalert</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scaminc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scaminc</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/theeconomist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theeconomist</span></a></p>
Analyse Asia<p>How a CEO Stole $47M from Kansas and Sent It to Scammers - Wong Sue-Lin from The Economist breaks down what happened <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/eOoOi8hSMVs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/eOoOi8hSMVs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7J4zSvIURT1C4PKkl5ES6c?si=7L6hf7GpR4eytlUB9GbLTA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/7J4zS</span><span class="invisible">vIURT1C4PKkl5ES6c?si=7L6hf7GpR4eytlUB9GbLTA</span></a><br>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJnStq9B_w6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DJnStq9B_w6</span><span class="invisible">/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</span></a><br>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@analyseasia/video/7503370332200307976?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7198703856800581122" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tiktok.com/@analyseasia/video/</span><span class="invisible">7503370332200307976?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7198703856800581122</span></a><br>Main Site: <a href="https://www.analyse.asia/scam-inc-how-a-500b-underground-industry-is-impacting-the-world-the-economist-sue-lin-wong-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">analyse.asia/scam-inc-how-a-50</span><span class="invisible">0b-underground-industry-is-impacting-the-world-the-economist-sue-lin-wong-2/</span></a><br>YouTube Full Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/R-pRWP4jGvA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/R-pRWP4jGvA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Newsletter Signup: <a href="https://www.analyse.asia/#/portal/signup" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">analyse.asia/#/portal/signup</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>LinkedIn Page: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/analyse-asia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/company/analyse-a</span><span class="invisible">sia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/onlinescamalert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinescamalert</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scaminc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scaminc</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/theeconomist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theeconomist</span></a></p>
Analyse Asia<p>What Is Pig Butchering? The Scam Everyone Needs to Know - Wong Sue Lin from The Economist explains <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/HiMLcIwn4oM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/HiMLcIwn4oM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7J4zSvIURT1C4PKkl5ES6c?si=7L6hf7GpR4eytlUB9GbLTAInstagram" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/7J4zS</span><span class="invisible">vIURT1C4PKkl5ES6c?si=7L6hf7GpR4eytlUB9GbLTAInstagram</span></a>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJkt5tDtOF0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DJkt5tDtOF0</span><span class="invisible">/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</span></a><br>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@analyseasia/video/7503367677180759303?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7198703856800581122" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tiktok.com/@analyseasia/video/</span><span class="invisible">7503367677180759303?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7198703856800581122</span></a><br>Main Site: <a href="https://www.analyse.asia/scam-inc-how-a-500b-underground-industry-is-impacting-the-world-the-economist-sue-lin-wong-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">analyse.asia/scam-inc-how-a-50</span><span class="invisible">0b-underground-industry-is-impacting-the-world-the-economist-sue-lin-wong-2/</span></a><br>YouTube Full Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/R-pRWP4jGvA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/R-pRWP4jGvA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Newsletter Signup: <a href="https://www.analyse.asia/#/portal/signup" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">analyse.asia/#/portal/signup</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>LinkedIn Page: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/analyse-asia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/company/analyse-a</span><span class="invisible">sia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/onlinescamalert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinescamalert</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scaminc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scaminc</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/theeconomist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theeconomist</span></a></p>
gtbarry<p>DOJ seizes record $225 million in crypto tied to global ‘pig butchering’ scams</p><p>Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action targeting more than $225 million in cryptocurrency traced to a sprawling web of fraudulent investment platforms. Victims were tricked into believing they were investing in legitimate crypto ventures, only to be scammed by criminal networks often operating overseas.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/doj-crypto-scams.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/06/18/doj-crypto</span><span class="invisible">-scams.html</span></a></p>
Richi Jennings<p>Pretty girls plus investment <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> equals forfeiture recovery (eventually).</p><p>U.S. federal agencies have spent the past 18 months piecing together this complex <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/MoneyLaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyLaundering</span></a> web. And now they’re ready to announce the seizure of a few hundred million from industrial scale <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a>.</p><p>You can practically hear the bacon sizzling. In <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SBBlogwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SBBlogwatch</span></a>, we grab the lettuce and tomato.</p><p>@TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongGroup @SecurityBlvd: <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/2025/06/pig-butchering-225m-seized-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=richisoc&amp;utm_campaign=richisoc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">securityboulevard.com/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">pig-butchering-225m-seized-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=richisoc&amp;utm_campaign=richisoc</span></a></p>