“It feels like a nightmare I can’t wake out of. When this thing comes up, he just starts growling and turns into a different person.”

In pig butchering, scammers follow a specific process that uses social engineering, psychological manipulation, and investment fraud.

“They’ve stolen my credibility. The trust people have in me. What this uniform stands for. Who I am as a human.”

“I have to keep telling myself that I’m a victim, and I didn’t do anything wrong.” Once he had charmed her, he stole nearly $1 million.