YouTube scam-hunter Jim Browning did an undercover investigation in the mechanics of pig butchering scams a few days ago, for anyone who’s interested:

https://youtu.be/vu-Y1h9rTUs?si=Q3E4T5hlMerG4x04

I heard about it 2 years agi from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZMboyepBK4

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