It started with a direct message on Instagram. Jessica was an attractive 36-year-old woman looking for romance.
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The BBC’s Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy suspected it was a scam but wasn’t sure what kind. In the end, “Jessica’” turned out to be a “pig butchering” scammer.
These fraudsters refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be “butchered” or conned, out of as much money as possible.
Knowing the profile for “Jessica” was fake, the reporter played along for more than two months to find out what psychological tricks the pig butchers employ to lure victims around the world into investing into fake crypto schemes.
Pig butchering scammers stole at least $3bn last year according to the FBI, with victims usually aged between 30 and 60.
0:00 “Jessica” says hello
1:08 “Jessica” says she can make me rich
3:23 Where is “Jessica” based?
4:15 Trying to get my money back
5:25 Confronting “Jessica” and getting the truth
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Jessica from Dubai. Obviously…
theres alot of like that in Philippines. they are scamming people to invest in crypto. many of them is chines. POGO is the now a big prob in ph
Many people from Taiwan is kidnapped and forced to do this job
This is Not News! Happened to me many years ago on Facebook. Around 2010. Thanks to google lens these days
This happens on telegram, unknown people approaching You to ask if you trade crypto…
Anyone that falls for this, really could be sold real estate on mars. When a female sends you pics of themselves so fast, ask for a video call right away and watch how quickly they decline claiming some excuse.
Breaking news just………
I can confirm that there is no riot or protesters outside Dartford police station Shouting about free free Ricky Jones 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A few months late for me 😂 Got 2 (and a few more suspective ones) on Tinder
Had to be a scam because women don't message men
Social media companies are 💯 responsible for all scams that happens under their platform
Plot twist – She was real and just wanted him to be happy and rich.
wish these scammers would just scam each other lol
Oh! I see! Because a BBC reporter gets possible scammed – suddenly the law gives a s***t! But thousands of old ladies and old men get scammed by Indian scammers every week, and the law does nothing!
I wonder whether this was just a scam by the BBC reporter falsely making a claim about being scammed.. because at the end of the day.. Where is the actual proof? Other than him saying he did..
3 billion dollars — the cost of thinking with your genitalia
The sad truth is, no matter how many people see this, when "she" reaches out to them, they'll still fall for it. "I know I watched a video warning me about this exact woman and this exact situation, but this is a real woman, who really likes me!"
"Wait a minute, that's not the wallet inspector!" – Homer Simpson
Where were you guys when the Nigerian prince was sending us emails on the 80’s ? Seems like none of you ever learned that any woman talking to you always ends up in SCAM.
I usually tell the scammer that I inherited 50 million usd from an uncle in Nigeria. But that I need to pay a fee of 100 usd to get my money released. So if the scammer wants to pay the 100 usd, then I would like to invest some of my millions in his project.
Right away I knew it was going to be a crypto scam. It's refreshing to see the stories of people NOT falling for it!
Do people actually believe this nonsense? A random message from an attractive person offering dating and cryptocurrency advice? 😆🤣 , a fool and their money ……
So many lonely fish out there being preyed on by scammers
I hope Jessica wasn’t murdered for telling you.
Omg I also fall for this scam😭😭😩😭😢
U blame china for everything😂
Such an obvious cat fishing account!!
If you're stupid enough to fall for it, you deserve everything you get.
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Very instructive! Thanks.
How dumb can you be !
Tinder has so many of these. It's out of control.
I had a similar experience it was for a remote job I applied for similar scenario made me go on crypto and send my UK passport data page but I got my money back after they scammed me for over £250. Thank God never again 😂
Ah yes. The oldest boolsheet on the planet… the HUNNEH trap, lol. If only 100% of humanity was immune. But unfortunately, even if 1% weren't privy, the crim crims are going to trick 'em, rope 'em in, and fleece 'em. And ya can't do SHEET about it, lol!
Butcher me baby! 😂
A pig journalism scam is BBC. Remember that ad with that culturally diversed person that killed those 3 innocent girls?
Tether.. grow up. usdc is bigger. Tether on the other hand is being investigated for fraud.
But why the name pig butchering?
Good old chinese mafia in action.
Who would fall for these scams it's unbelievable how someone would send them money 🤑😂😂😂