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I had never heard of "pig butchering". > The practice is called “pig butchering” because scammers deliberately build up trust and emotionally manipulate victim
by andruby 1y ago
I had never heard of "pig butchering".
> The practice is called “pig butchering” because scammers deliberately build up trust and emotionally manipulate victims over an extended period—much like fattening up a pig—before ultimately stealing as much money as possible in a final act of financial “slaughter”
- decimalenough 1y agoIt's a direct translation of the Chinese 杀猪. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scam
- vintermann 1y agoAnd it's a bad expression, because it's the scammers own smug term of contempt, and makes victims less likely to come forward/warn each other thanks to the shame.
- YuukiRey 1y agoI can highly recommend a recent series of podcasts by The Economist on precisely this topic https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/02/06/1-pigs-in-a-barrel https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/02/06/1-pigs-in-a-ba...
- PoignardAzur 1y agoIt's a huge deal in China, though Europeans are starting to get targeted as well.