Meta said Thursday it removed more than 2 million accounts linked to “pig-butchering” investment schemes that leave victims out of large sums of money.



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Meta removes 2 million accounts accused of ‘pig butchering’ scams

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Meta said it removed more than 2 million accounts this year alone that sought to trick internet users into putting their money into fake investment schemes.

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Jeff Bezos

Meta removes millions of accounts pushing ‘pig butchering’ investment scam

Meta said Thursday it removed more than 2 million accounts linked to “pig-butchering” investment schemes that leave victims out of large sums of money. These pig-butchering fraud schemes are usually long-term cons, in which scammers pose as friendly or romantic individuals or government or business representatives who ultimately manipulate victims into depositing money into an…

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The accounts were traced to scam centers, mostly in Southeast Asia, that use forced labor to steal millions of dollars from victims around the world.

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Red Ventures

New York

Meta Removes Over 2M Accounts Linked to Pig Butchering Scams

Meta said on Nov. 21 that it has removed more than two million accounts this year linked to centers involved in scams, including so-called pig-butchering schemes and other malicious operations.
The scam centers were found to be operating from Laos, Burma (also known as Myanmar), Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines, with the schemes targeting people globally, the tech giant stated in a blog post.
“For over two years, our teams…

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Meta Says It Removed 2 Million Accounts Linked to Scam Centers

Some major tech companies including Meta are taking steps to combat “pig butchering” scams, which trick Americans out of billions of dollars each year through fake online friendships and romances.

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Roberts family

Meta removes 2 million accounts related 'pig-butchering' scams

Meta reported the removal of more than 2 million accounts associated with the scam known as pig slaughter, thanks to internal tools and collaboration with local authorities and technology partners.What is the ‘pig killing’ scam? Pig killing is a fraud that starts on social networks, dating applications and messaging services. Swindlers build trust links with victims to persuade them to invest money in cryptocurrencies or other fraudulent schemes…

Meta informó la eliminación de más de 2 millones de cuentas asociadas con la estafa conocida como matanza de cerdos, gracias a herramientas internas y colaboración con autoridades locales y socios del sector tecnológico.¿En qué consiste la estafa ‘matanza de cerdos’?La matanza de cerdos es un fraude que inicia en redes sociales, aplicaciones de citas y servicios de mensajería. Los estafadores construyen vínculos de confianza con las víctimas par…

Meta elimina 2 millones de cuentas vinculadas a estafa ‘matanza de cerdos’

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Target eliminates 2 million accounts linked to ‘pig killing’ scam

Meta said it has taken down more than 2 million accounts associated with such scams this year and that its effort to work with other companies to take down fraudsters has had some success.

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Verizon Communications

Meta says it’s taken down 2 million accounts linked to ‘pig butchering’ scams

The company gave details for the first time on its approach to combating organized criminal networks behind the devastating scams.

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Naspers

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

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Meta says it's taken down more than 2 million accounts this year linked to overseas criminal gangs behind scam operations that human rights activists say forced hundreds of thousands of people to work as scammers and cost victims worldwide billions...

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Meta Removed 2 Million Accounts Linked to Organized Crime 'Pig Butching' Scams

Meta provided some insight into their fight against pig butchering scammers, who are often victims of organized crime themselves   This article has been indexed from  Malwarebytes 
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Meta removes 2 million accounts accused of ‘pig butchering’ scams

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