Shreya Datta, an Indian-American software professional, fell prey to the ‘pig butchering scam,’ losing $450,000 in an online love scam involving cryptocurrency investments. Scammers exploited her vulnerability post-divorce, posing as a French wine trader named Ancel. Despite assurances of a profitable retirement plan, doubts arose when the platform demanded additional fees. The FBI reports widespread cryptocurrency fraud, with victims often hesitant to report due to shame.
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Shread data a 37-year-old indian-american software professional fell victim to the infamous Pig boering scam losing approximately $450,000 which is approximately 4 Indian rupees in an online love connection turned into a financial fraud she met a supposed French wine leader named Angel through a dating app later connecting on other platforms anel strategically
Erased his data from the app later on leaving no Trace exploiting data’s vulnerability post divorce and he promised a lucrative retirement plan fueled by the cryptocurrency investment data trusting his assurances invested her saving into what appeared to be a legitimate crypto trading platform however doubts arose when the platform
Demanded additional fees labeled as taxes for withdrawal it was only when data’s brother in London investigated that anel’s true identity came out as a German Fitness influencer which was later revealed and came as a shocker now as the scam progressed data found herself entangled in a web of emotional
Manipulation the Revelation that anchel was a fraud and the loss of her substantial investment triggered symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD reflecting the profound impact of the scams on victims’ mental being data fell victim to Pig butchering tactic of scam for the unaware the pig butchering is a term used to describe
The model of Brandy of romance scams that involve fed affection to love to fatten victims emotionally before the proverbial Slaughter the financial Swindle this technique coupled with the use of defect technology has become a prevalent tool for criminals resulting in billions of dollars in losses in the
United States alone according to the FBI over 40,000 reported cases exceed 3.5 billion from cryptocurrency fraud including the big butchering in the last year however these figures are likely underestimated to the actual extent of the problem as many victims refrain from reporting due to feeling of shame the
Multifaceted nature of these scams makes recovery challenging for Victims
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She was super-desperate 😂
Lol