The Pig Butchering Invasion Has Begun


We talk a lot about the scamming operations and scam compounds in Southeast Asia, but the criminal organizations that run them have expanded their operations worldwide. And they’re likely bringing in billions of dollars in the process.

Pig butchering is cropping up in more and more countries. Even with all the interventions researchers and law enforcement have done there is little to no sign of this stopping.
— Ronnie Tokazowski, cofounder Intelligence for Good

WIRED’s investigation and interviews show that pig butchering operations that are offshoots of the Southeast Asian activity have emerged in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and West Africa.

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