Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Former Banking Regulator During GFC, Crypto Policy Since 2016 Pig butchering is a fast-growing scam involving online romance, fake ...

Bad people who prey on those looking for love, or hoping to make a quick buck, have been around since biblical times. But in recent years, the rise of three newer technologies—social media, online ...

The FBI has seized $8.2 million in cryptocurrency connected to a complex international romance scam known as "pig butchering." The seizure follows an investigation led by the FBI's Cleveland Field ...

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has seized nearly $9 million worth of cryptocurrency from alleged bad actors who swindled at least 70 people across the country in so-called romance and ...