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pig butchering scam

Online scam starting with using social-engineering on the victim and building over an extended amount of time likened to fattening an animal before slaughter
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pig butchering scam

Summary

pig butchering scam is a scam[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • pig butchering scam's instance of is recorded as scam[3].
  • pig butchering scam's instance of is recorded as romance scam[4].
  • butchering is named after pig butchering scam[5].
  • pig butchering scam's described at URL is recorded as https://www.wired.com./story/what-is-pig-butchering-scam/[6].
  • pig butchering scam's described at URL is recorded as https://www.finra.org/investors/insights/pig-butchering-scams[7].
  • pig butchering scam's partially coincident with is recorded as romance scam[8].
  • pig butchering scam's affiliation is recorded as triad[9].
  • pig butchering scam's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '杀猪盘'}[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include scam[3] and romance scam[4].

Origins

butchering is named after pig butchering scam[5].

Why It Matters

pig butchering scam has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wired.com. Retrieved . wired.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . finra.org. Retrieved . finra.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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