'Pig slaughtering' crypto scams reap millions on Silicon Valley dating apps
“I never thought it could happen to me because I use tech. I’ve written software,” a victim of the pig slaughtering scam noted. Lonely hearts in Silicon Valley are reportedly falling prey to a wave of "pig slaughtering” crypto scams via dating apps. An investigator for cybersecurity company Sift found that one in 20 people who approached her on dating apps in San Francisco was working the scam.Pig slaughtering, or butchering, is a type of scam in which an individual/group puts in weeks or months of work to build a fake relationship with the victim, metaphorically fattening them up. The end....
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