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submitted 3 days ago by pleasestopasking@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] lungdart@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Had a contractor working on my basement who fell for a pig butchering scam. Took him for 50k

[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

...is a pig butchering scam something that didn't involve actual pig butchering? Or....

[–] lungdart@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's a sophisticated scam where they take you for all you have.

hire models to talk to guys on tinder
convince them to download a fake crypto app you created
have them invest a small amount and let them take out more than they put in to gain trust
convinced them to invest it all
don't let them take it out when they "win", tell them they need to pay escrow fees
don't let them take it, say there's problems with the escrow service, and make them pay more to fix it
don't let them take it out, say the minimum transfer went up, make them invest more to take it out
when they call out it's a scam, have the actress say she's being held captive until she scams enough money to buy back her life/family/whatever and convince the victim to pay it
when they realize that's still the scam, tell them you're sorry and they can get in on it to make their money back. Have them wire you money for lessons and access. Don't deliver

[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago

Damn. And for $50K, brutal.