US Targets $2.5 Million in Bitcoin from International ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scam

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11 months ago bitnews

United States authorities have initiated legal proceedings to seize approximately $2.5 million in cryptocurrency linked to international “pig butchering” scams, a sophisticated form of cryptocurrency theft. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is driving the civil forfeiture case aimed at reclaiming these illicit funds. The scheme notoriously involves fraudsters tricking individuals with