ʻO Crypto Investment ('Pig Butchering') nā hoʻopunipuni a me ka hoʻopunipuni a ka mea hoʻihoʻi hoʻopunipuni¶

Realizing that an online cryptocurrency, gold futures, foreign exchange (Forex), or decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity-mining platform where you invested your savings is actually a Sha Zhu Pan ("Pig Butchering") scam is one of the most devastating financial and emotional crises a person can experience. Operated by transnational organized crime syndicates across Southeast Asia and globally, these scams spend weeks or months building a trusted romantic, friendship, or mentorship bond via WhatsApp, Telegram, LinkedIn, Instagram, Dating Apps, or an "accidental wrong-number text" before guiding you onto a counterfeit trading app or malicious Web3 smart contract.

The defining moment of a Pig Butchering scam happens when you try to withdraw your displayed account balance, often showing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fabricated profits, and the platform freezes your withdrawal, demanding that you first wire 15 to 30 percent in external "personal income taxes," "AML verification deposits," "blockchain gas clearance fees," or "credit score upgrades" to release your money. This guide gives you immediate, crystal-clear triage instructions to stop the financial bleeding, revoke live smart-contract drain permissions on your self-custody wallet, file actionable blockchain freeze requests with law enforcement and stablecoin issuers (Tether and Circle), and protect yourself from the Fake Crypto Recovery Agent ("Second Scam") vultures who target victims days later.

E hana i kēia i kēia manawa¶

1. STOP sending any more money, never pay a "tax," "withdrawal fee," "AML security deposit," "gas fee," or "account unfreeze fee" to unlock a frozen balance. In 100 percent of legitimate regulated brokerages and cryptocurrency exchanges (such as Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Fidelity, or Interactive Brokers), any applicable transaction fees or tax withholdings are deducted directly from the balance inside your account. Any platform demanding that you send new out-of-pocket funds from your bank or external wallet to "unlock" an existing balance is a 100 percent fraudulent simulation. The millions of dollars displayed on your screen are fake HTML numbers controlled by the scammer's backend database; paying the "20 percent tax" will simply result in a new excuse ("cross-border audit fee") until you have zero dollars left.
2. If you connected a self-custody wallet (Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Phantom, Rabby, or Ledger) to a "Liquidity Mining / AI Yield Node" DApp, immediately revoke all Unlimited Token Approvals (Approve / Permit2) OR move remaining funds in your wallet to a brand-new seed phrase. Many Pig Butchering scams tell you that your funds are "safe because they never leave your own Coinbase Wallet or Trust Wallet." In reality, clicking "Join Mining Pool" or "Receive Voucher" made you sign a malicious ERC-20 / TRC-20 increaseAllowance a i ʻole Approve(Unlimited) smart contract permission that lets the scammer's contract sweep 100 percent of the USDT/USDC sitting inside your wallet whenever they choose. Visit revoke.cash immediately or follow our cryptocurrency wallet drain and seed phrase compromise alakai.
3. Preserve every single blockchain Transaction Hash (TxID), Deposit Wallet Address, URL, and WhatsApp/Telegram chat log BEFORE you confront or block the scammer. The moment you accuse the scammer of fraud, they will click "Delete Chat for Both Sides" on Telegram or WhatsApp and shut down the fake trading website, erasing the evidence you need for law enforcement and tax casualty loss deductions. Use a second phone or computer to photograph and export the entire chat history, screenshot your deposit history showing the exact 42-character (0x...), 34-character (T...), or bc1... destination wallet addresses, and copy every 64-character Transaction Hash (TxID) from your real exchange (Coinbase, Kraken, Binance, Crypto.com).
4. If you sent a bank wire transfer, ACH transfer, or credit/debit card payment within the last 24 to 72 hours, call your bank's Wire Fraud Department immediately to request an emergency SWIFT Recall / FinCEN Rapid Response freeze. While irreversible blockchain transactions cannot be undone by your bank, bank-to-bank wire transfers to shell company accounts (often disguised as "import/export," "jewelry," or "consulting" LLCs in Hong Kong, New York, London, or Singapore) can sometimes be intercepted in correspondent banking queues if recalled within 24 to 48 hours. See our bank account breach and wire recall guide.
5. NEVER hire any "Crypto Recovery Agency," "Blockchain Ethical Hacker," or "Cyber Refund Law Firm" that advertises on Google, YouTube comments, Reddit, Telegram, or Instagram. Every single private company or individual claiming they can "hack the scammer's wallet" or "recover your stolen USDT for an upfront fee or retainer" is running a Recovery Room Scam (often operated by the exact same syndicate that stole your money in the first place). Only sworn government law enforcement agencies with judicial seizure warrants can instruct Tether (USDT), Circle (USDC), or centralized exchanges to freeze and burn/reissue stolen funds.
6. Prioritize your mental health and personal safety right now. Transnational scam syndicates employ teams of psychological manipulators trained to induce shame, isolation, and acute financial despair. Remember that doctors, software engineers, attorneys, bank CEOs, and retirees fall victim to this industrial-scale crime every single day. If you or a loved one are experiencing overwhelming despair or thoughts of self-harm, reach out to a trusted family member immediately and call your local crisis line (in the United States and Canada, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; in the United Kingdom, call 111 or Samaritans at 116 123; or call your local emergency number at 911, 112, or 999, see all helu pilikia).

Crypto investment scam & DeFi drain emergency triage decision tree¶

flowchart TD
    Root["Suspected Crypto Investment Scam ('Pig Butchering') or Frozen Withdrawal"] --> StopPay["RULE 1: Stop All Transfers Immediately, Never Pay 'Taxes', 'Gas', or 'AML Verification Fees'"]

    StopPay --> ModeCheck{"How Were Your Funds Transferred or Connected?"}

    ModeCheck -->|"Option A: Connected Self-Custody Wallet (Coinbase Wallet, Trust Wallet, MetaMask) to a 'Mining / Yield' DApp"| WalletRescue["1. Open revoke.cash immediately & revoke all Unlimited USDT/USDC Token Approvals<br/>2. If USDT is still showing in your own wallet address, immediately transfer it to a brand-new hardware/software wallet before the scammer sweeps it"]

    ModeCheck -->|"Option B: Sent Crypto (BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC) to a Deposit Address on a Fake Exchange App/Website"| TraceFreeze["1. Export all TxID hashes & Scammer Deposit Addresses BEFORE blocking scammer<br/>2. Trace hops on Etherscan / Tronscan / Breadcrumbs to find the Exchange Deposit Consolidation Address<br/>3. File FBI IC3 (US) / Action Fraud (UK) report + notify Tether/Circle & Destination Exchange Compliance"]

    ModeCheck -->|"Option C: Sent Bank Wire (SWIFT / Fedwire / SEPA / Faster Payments) within Last 72 Hours"| BankRecall["Call Bank Wire Fraud Dept Immediately: Request Emergency SWIFT gpi Stop-and-Recall & FinCEN Rapid Response Referral"]

    WalletRescue --> DeviceCheck["Audit Computer & Phone: Uninstall AnyDesk/TeamViewer, Delete Rogue iOS TestFlight / Enterprise Profiles, Rotate Exchange Passwords"]
    TraceFreeze --> DeviceCheck
    BankRecall --> DeviceCheck

Anatomy of the 3 technical variants of "Pig Butchering" platforms¶

Understanding which technical mechanism the syndicate used against you determines whether any funds are still sitting inside your own wallet waiting to be rescued right now:

KaʻAnuʻu Hana 1: Ka mālama ʻana i nā hōʻike forensic (E hana i kēia ma mua o ke kū ʻana i ka scammer)¶

ʻO ka mea hewa nui loa i hana ʻia ʻo ka leka uila ʻana i ka scammer *"Ua ʻike wau he scammer ʻoe, e hoʻihoʻi mai iaʻu i kaʻu kālā a i ʻole e kāhea ana au i ka FBI."

Ma mua o ka haʻi ʻana i kahi huaʻōlelo i ka scammer, e hoʻohālike ʻoe e "hana me kāu panakō e hōʻiliʻili i ke kālā ʻauhau/hōʻoia" no 30 mau minuke ke unuhi ʻoe i kēia pūʻulu hōʻike pololei:

1. ** Hoʻopuka i kēlā me kēia Blockchain Transaction Hash (TxID) a me ka helu ʻeke kālā mai kāu hoʻololi REAL**:
2. E komo i loko o ka hoʻololi cryptocurrency kūpono a i ʻole ka ʻeke āu i hoʻohana ai e kūʻai a hoʻouna i ka crypto (e like me Coinbase, Kraken, Robinhood, Crypto.com, Gemini, Binance, Cash App, a i ʻole PayPal).
3. E wehe i kāu Transaction / Withdrawal History no kēlā me kēia hoʻoili āu i hoʻouna ai i ka paepae scam.
4. E kope a mālama ma ke ʻano he kikokikona maʻalahi (ʻaʻole wale nā ​​kiʻi paʻi kiʻi, no ka mea pono nā mea noiʻi i nā kaula alphanumeric kope-pasteable):
   • Ka lā, ka manawa, a me ka helu kālā UTC/Crypto o kēlā me kēia unuhi.
   • Waiwai a me Blockchain Network (e.g., USDT on Tron TRC-20, USDC on Ethereum ERC-20, a i ʻole Bitcoin BTC).
   • **Kou wahi ʻeke kālā hoʻouna **.
   • Ka helu wahi ʻeke ʻeke kālā a ka Scammer i loaʻa / waiho ʻia (e laʻa. 0x71C... a i ʻole TX9k...).
   • Ka Hash Transaction Hexadecimal 64-hua (TxID / TxHash) no kēlā me kēia hoʻoili hoʻokahi.
5. ** Kiʻi a hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka Fake Trading App / Website ʻoiai hiki iā ʻoe ke komo i loko **:
6. E hoʻopaʻa i kahi wikiō kelepona mau e hōʻike ana:
   • ʻO ka ** URL pololei / inoa inoa ** o ka paepae hoʻopunipuni ma ka pahu helu mākaʻikaʻi.
   • ʻO kāu helu **Account Dashboard / UID helu ** hoʻopunipuni, mōʻaukala kālepa hoʻopunipuni, a me ka pale "Deposit" e hōʻike ana i ka helu ʻeke kālā i ka paepae i hāʻawi ʻia iā ʻoe.
   • ʻO ka "Customer Service / VIP Support" pukaaniani kamaʻilio i loko o ke kahua kahi e koi ai lākou i ka 15 a i ka 30% ʻauhau a i ʻole ka uku AML (ʻoi aku ka nui o nā helu ʻeke kālā a lākou e hāʻawi ai no ka uku ʻana i ka "ʻauhau," no ka mea ke nānā ikaika ʻia kēlā ʻeke e ka syndicate i kēia lā).
7. ** E hoʻokuʻu aku i ka WhatsApp, Telegram, a i ʻole ka waihona kamaʻilio Signal **:
8. Ma WhatsApp: E wehe i ke kamaʻilio me ka scammer -> kaomi i ko lākou inoa ʻaoʻao ma luna -> e ʻōwili i lalo a kaomi ** Export Chat -> Include Media** -> mālama i ka .zip waihona i kāu kamepiula a i ʻole Google Drive/iCloud. E paʻi paʻi kiʻi i kā lākou helu kelepona, nā kiʻi ʻaoʻao, a me nā memo leo a i ʻole nā ​​leo kelepona wikiō.
9. Ma Telegram: E wehe i Telegram Desktop ma ke kamepiula -> wehe i ke kamaʻilio -> kaomi i ka ** ʻekolu kiko (⋮) ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau hema -> Export chat history** -> nānā i nā pahu a pau (Photos, Voice messages, Video messages) a hoʻokuʻu aku e like me HTML/JSON. Kaomi pū i kā lākou ʻaoʻao e nānā inā ʻike ʻia kā lākou helu ** Telegram User ID ** (ʻaʻole like @usernames ka mea e hoʻololi ai nā scammers i kēlā me kēia lā, ʻo ka helu Telegram User ID paʻa mau).

KaʻAnuʻu Hana 2: Pehea e ʻimi ai i kāu kālā i ʻaihue ʻia ma ka blockchain a noi i kahi Tether pilikia (USDT) / Hoʻokuʻu kūʻai¶

ʻAʻole like me ke kālā kino i hoʻokomo ʻia i loko o kahi ʻeke, kēlā me kēia Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH / ERC-20), a me Tron (TRX / TRC-20) hoʻopaʻa paʻa ʻia ka hana ma ka waihona puke lehulehu a hiki ʻole ke hoʻololi ʻia. ʻO nā hui laundering ʻē aʻe e pono e hoʻoneʻe i nā kālā ʻaihue ma o kekahi o nā chokepoint ʻelua kahi e hiki ai ke hoʻopaʻa ʻia nā waiwai e ka hoʻokō kānāwai:

Chokepoint 1: Centralized Stablecoin Smart Contracts (Tether USDT a Circle USDC)¶

Ma luna o 80 ka nui o nā scam Butchering Pig e koi i ka uku ma USDT (Tether) ma ka Tron (TRC-20) a i ʻole Ethereum (ERC-20) blockchain, a i ʻole USDC (Circle). - ʻO ka mea i ʻike ʻole ʻia e ka hapa nui o ka poʻe i hoʻopilikia ʻia, ʻo ka ** Tether (USDT)** a me Poai (USDC) Ua loaʻa i nā ʻaelike akamai kekahi hana hoʻomalu i kapa ʻia ʻo addBlackList(address) / freeze(address). - Ke loaʻa ʻo Tether Limited a i ʻole Circle i kahi noi hoʻopaʻa kānāwai e hōʻike ana i ka ʻaihue USDT a i ʻole USDC ke noho nei i loko o kahi helu ʻeke ʻeke hui unhosted (0x... a i ʻole T...), Hiki iā Tether ke hoʻokuʻu i kēlā helu ʻeke kālā ma ka blockchain no laila ʻaʻole hiki i ka mea scammer ke neʻe a hoʻolilo i ka USDT, a ma ke kauoha hoʻokuʻu ʻia e ka ʻaha, hiki iā Tether ke ** puhi (destroyBlackFunds) nā hōʻailona paʻa i loko o ka ʻeke a ka scammer a me ka mint pani USDT hoʻi pololei i ka mea i pepehi ʻia**.

Chokepoint 2: Centralized Exchange (CEX) Nā Wallets Hoʻohui Hoʻohui¶

E hoohuli i aihue BTC, ETH, a i ʻole USDT i loko o ke kālā fiat (Chinese Yuan, US Dollars, Thai Baht, a i ʻole UAE Dirhams), hoʻoili kālā nā scammers ma o 2 a 6 mau ʻeke "hop" waena ma mua o ka waiho ʻana iā lākou i kahi Deposit Address ma kahi Centralized Exchange nui (e like me Binance, OKX, HTX/Huobi, Bybit, Gate.io, KuCoin, a i ʻole Kraken).

Pehea e huli ai i kāu TxID i loko o 5 mau minuke me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻimi poloka lehulehu¶

1. ** Hoʻopili i kāu Hash Transaction (TxID) i loko o ka mea huli poloka mana no ia pūnaewele**:
2. Ethereum (ETH, USDT-ERC20, USDC): Kipa etherscan.io
3. Tron (TRX, USDT-TRC20): Kipa tronscan.org
4. Bitcoin (BTC): Kipa mempool.space aiʻole blockchair.com
5. Visual Multi-Hop Graph Tracer (ʻĀpana manuahi): Kipa breadcrumbs.app aiʻole metasleuth.io a hoʻopili i kāu helu helu scammer e hoʻopuka i kahi kiʻi kahe ʻike maka e hōʻike ana i kēlā me kēia hop.
6. E hahai i nā hops i mua mai kāu helu waihona:
7. Kaomi ma ka Scammer's Deposit Address (To: field) in your original transaction, then click the Token Transfers (ERC-20 / TRC-20) tab to see where the scammer moved your tokens next.
8. Follow the large outbound transfers 1 to 4 hops forward until you see either:
   • A high-balance "Holding / Piggybank" Wallet: An unlabelled wallet currently holding $50,000 to $10,000,000+ in static USDT a i ʻole USDC (prime target for an immediate Tether / Circle Smart-Contract Freeze).
   • A Labeled Exchange Deposit Address: On Etherscan or Tronscan, the final destination address will suddenly show a public nametag like Binance 14, OKX 7, HTX 2, a i ʻole Bybit. The wallet one step immediately before (From:) that labeled exchange hot wallet is the scammer's personal Customer Deposit Address at that exchange (which corresponds to an internal account with KYC documents, IP logs, and freezable funds).

Step 3: Official law enforcement & exchange reporting checklist (In exact priority order)¶

Law enforcement agencies receive thousands of vague complaints daily; complaints that merely say "I lost $80,000 to a girl named Sophia on WhatsApp" get queued for months. In contrast, a structured report titled "URGENT LIVE CRYPTO FREEZE REQUEST: $80,000 USDT-TRC20 Currently Sitting in Unhosted Wallet [Address] / Deposited to Binance via TxID [Hash]" gives cybercrime agents something they can freeze the same afternoon.

1. United States Victims¶

• FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (ic3.gov): File an immediate report at https://www.ic3.gov. Put all Transaction Hashes (TxIDs), Scammer Wallet Addresses, and any Identified Destination Exchange (e.g., Binance/OKX/Tether) in the dedicated financial transaction fields so the FBI's Recovery Asset Team (RAT) and Virtual Asset Unit (VAU) automated parsers index the wallet addresses immediately.
• United States Secret Service (USSS) Field Office & Local Police Report: E kelepona i kou wahi U.S. Secret Service Cyber ​​Fraud Task Force field office ma ke kelepona (i helu ʻia ma secretservice.gov/contact/field-offices) A e hele i loko o kāu keʻena mākaʻi kūloko no ka loaʻa ʻana o ka Police Incident Report Number (pono ʻoe i kēia helu hihia mākaʻi no ka hoʻomaka ʻana i kahi pilikia pilikia ma Binance, OKX, a i ʻole Tether).
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) & SEC: E hoʻouna i kahi ʻōlelo hoʻopiʻi/hoʻopunipuni ma cftc.gov/complaint a sec.gov/tcr.

2. United Kingdom, Canada, European Union, and Australia Victims¶

• United Kingdom: File an immediate report with Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk a kelepona paha 0300 123 2040) and request an NFRC (National Fraud Intelligence Bureau) Crime Reference Number. If bank transfers were involved within the UK, invoke the Authorized Push Payment (APP) Fraud Reimbursement / Contingent Reimbursement Model rules with your bank immediately.
• Canada: File a police report with your local police service's Financial Crimes Unit AND submit all wallet addresses to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca).
• Australia: Report immediately through ReportCyber (cyber.gov.au) and the National Anti-Scam Centre (scamwatch.gov.au), and contact your bank's scam escalation team.
• European Union: File a criminal complaint (Anzeige / Plainte) at your local national police station to obtain a case reference number for Europol / national cyber units.

3. Direct Notification to Destination Exchanges & Stablecoin Issuers (With Your Police Case Number)¶

Once you have your Police Report Number and IC3 Confirmation Number, submit a direct Victim Freeze Support Ticket to the compliance department of the exchange where your traced funds landed (or to Chainalysis / TRM Labs public victim portals): - Binance Law Enforcement / Victim Freeze Request: Open a support chat at binance.com -> Report Stolen Funds -> provide the exact Deposit TxID, the Binance Deposit Address, and your Police Report + Officer Contact Email so Binance places a temporary 7-day courtesy compliance hold while awaiting the officer's formal request. - OKX / HTX / Bybit / Kraken / Coinbase: Email or submit a ticket through their official Law Enforcement / Fraud Report portal with your traced TxID chain and investigating officer email.

Step 4: Securing your devices, real accounts, and identity after the scam¶

During a Pig Butchering scam, victims often gave the scammer far more than just cryptocurrency:

• Did you upload a photo of your Passport, Driver's License, or Social Security Number during "KYC Verification" on the fake trading site? If yes, the syndicate now holds a high-resolution scan of your government ID and will sell it or use it for identity fraud. Immediately freeze your credit files with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion using our identity theft response guide.
• Did you install an app on your iPhone using an "Enterprise Developer Profile," "WebClip," or Apple TestFlight? Go to Settings > General > VPN & Device Management on your iPhone right now, tap any listed Enterprise App / Configuration Profile, and tap Delete Profile / Delete App.
• Did you download an .apk file onto your Android phone outside the Google Play Store? Uninstall the app immediately, turn on Google Play Protect, and if you granted the app Accessibility permissions, back up your photos and factory-reset the phone (see our stalkerware, spyware, and keylogger detection on phones alakaʻi).
• Did the scammer ever ask you to install AnyDesk, TeamViewer, RustDesk, or screen-share your computer? Follow our tech support pop-up scam and remote desktop removal alakaʻi i ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i nā ʻelele hele mamao ʻole, a hoʻololi i nā ʻōlelo huna a me 2FA ma kāu waihona kālā a me kāu leka uila.
• **Kūkaʻi i kahi Certified Public Accountant (CPA) a i ʻole loio ʻauhau e pili ana i nā lula ʻauhau ʻauhau / ʻaihue **: Ma kekahi mau ʻāina (e like me lalo o IRS Internal Revenue Code Section 165©(2) ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa no nā hana i hoʻokomo ʻia no ka loaʻa kālā, e ʻike i ka Chief Counsel Memorandum 2025110 kahi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ai ke Kuhina Nui. Hiki i ka mea uku ʻauhau ke koi i kahi ** ʻAhue Loss Deduction ** ma kā lākou hoʻihoʻi ʻauhau inā mālama lākou i kā lākou hōʻike mākaʻi, waiho ʻia IC3, a me nā moʻolelo kālepa.

Pehea e ʻike ai a pāpā i ka "Fake Crypto Recovery Agent" (The Second Scam)¶

I loko o nā lā a i ʻole mau pule o ka lilo ʻana o ke kālā i kahi scam Pig Butchering, e ʻimi ʻia ʻoe e ka Recovery Room Scam:

1. Pehea lākou e ʻike ai iā ʻoe:
2. ** Hoʻomaka hou ʻia e ka Original Syndicate**: ʻEkolu pule ma hope o ka ʻaihue ʻana i kāu kālā, ʻo ka scam call center like me nā leka iā ʻoe ma WhatsApp a i ʻole leka uila e hoʻohālike ʻia ʻo "Interpol Cyber Division," "The Global Blockchain Asset Recovery Commission," "Tether Refund Bureau," a i ʻole **"Law Firm / Cyber Forensics Company." ʻo ia ka mea e kani ai lākou i ka manaʻo kupanaha.
3. Social Media Bot Swarms: Inā ʻōlelo ʻoe ma YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter), a i ʻole Facebook e pili ana i ka hoʻopunipuni ʻia, pane koke nā bots: "Ua nalowale au i $90k, akā hoʻomaikaʻi i ke Akua @Cyber_Trace_Recovery_Official ma Telegram/Instagram ua loaʻa hou ka 100% o kaʻu kālā i nā hola 48."
4. Pehea ka hana ʻana o ka Recovery Scam:
5. Hōʻike ka "mea hoʻolaʻa" iā ʻoe i kahi kiʻi hoʻopunipuni e ʻōlelo ana ua "loaʻa a hoʻopaʻa i kāu mau kālā ʻaihue i loko o kahi ʻaelike akamai / darknet escrow wallet," a noi iā ʻoe e uku ** $1,500 a i $ 5,000 ma mua no ka "soft-contract activation software," "bridging liquidity," a i ʻole "legal bond bond insurance" 2,000 kālā o ETH no nā uku kinoea (kahi i ʻaihue ʻia e ka bot sweeper automated i 0.5 kekona).
6. Ka lula hiki ʻole ke haʻihaʻi:
7. ** ʻAʻohe mea hacker pilikino, hui hoʻolaʻa, a i ʻole ʻoihana forensic ma ka Honua ka hiki ke hoʻohuli i kahi kālepa blockchain a i ʻole ke kāʻei i ke kī pilikino o ka scammer.**
8. ** ʻAʻole e koi nā ʻoihana hoʻokō kānāwai (FBI, Secret Service, Action Fraud, Europol) a me Tether/Circle i ka poʻe i hōʻeha ʻia i ka uku, ka ʻauhau, a i ʻole ka waihona kinoea cryptocurrency e hoʻihoʻi i nā kālā i hopu ʻia.**

Nīnau pinepine¶

Nā alakaʻi pili¶

• Hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ka ʻeke kālā Cryptocurrency a me nā huaʻōlelo huaʻōlelo
• ʻAhaʻi ka waihona kālā a me nā hoʻoili uea ʻole
• Deepfake leo clone a me AI impersonation scams
• Pane ʻaihue ʻike a me ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana i ka hōʻaiʻē
• Kākoʻo ʻenehana i ka scam pop-up a me ka wehe ʻana i ka papapihi mamao
• ʻO ka sextortion a me ka leka uila pūnaewele
• Papa kuhikuhi helu pilikia

Nānā ʻia nā kumu¶

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (United States): *Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud ("Pig Butchering") Nā Hoʻolaha Hoʻolaha Lapaʻau, Nā Kaʻina Hana Hoʻihoʻi Hoʻihoʻi (RAT), a me nā ʻōlelo aʻo hoʻopunipuni Crypto Recovery Schemes *.
• Pūnaehana Hoʻopiʻi Hoʻopaʻa Hana Waiwai (FinCEN) (Keʻena Waihona o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa): FinCEN Alert FIN-2023-Alert005: Prevalent Virtual Currency Investment Scam i ʻike mau ʻia ʻo "Pig Butchering" (Red Flags and Rapid Response Program).
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) & Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (United States): Ke keʻena o ka Investor Education and Advocacy Alert: Relationship Investment Scams and Fraudulent Asset Recovery Firms.
• National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC) & Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) (United Kingdom): Authorized Push Payment (APP) Fraud Reimbursement Rules and Romance/Investment Scam Guidance.
• Ke Keʻena o Nā Aupuni Hui Pū ʻIa no ka Laʻau Laʻau a me ka Karaima (UNODC) & INTERPOL: Transnational Organized Crime and Casinos, Cyber ​​Fraud, and Fake Investment Compound Operations Analysis.