8 Ways to Protect Yourself From Being Victimized by a Pig Butchering Scam - Pig butchering crypto scams, in which con artists meet and romance people online before convincing them to invest in a (fake) crypto venture and then absconding with their money, are one of the fastest-growing hoaxes in the world, costing roughly 18,000 Americans more than $650 million in 2023 and a ...