The clever tech powering a wave of pig-butchering scams
Fox News' Danamarie McNicholl reports alongside the Secret Service as they detect and prevent the use of credit card skimmers, traced to a crime ring led in Eastern Europe. Pig-butchering scams are getting more sophisticated -- and more costly -- by the day. One report found criminals have swindled an estimated 75 billion from victims. And just recently, a criminal organization in Asia was taken down, adding another 46 million to that tally. I've talked to lots of pig-butchering victims.
Oct-22-2024, 19:35:39 GMT
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