Pig Butchering: The Long-Game Investment Scam
Social Engineering · 6 Chapters · The Long Con That's Stealing Billions
The name comes from the practice of fattening a pig before slaughter. The target is cultivated for months — sometimes a year — through a fake relationship before a single dollar is requested.
A real victim lost $340,000. She thought she was in love. She was in a script. The operation that ran it employed hundreds of people in a compound in Cambodia. Most of them were there against their will.
$75 billion stolen globally between 2019 and 2023. The #1 fraud category by dollar volume worldwide. Most of it goes unreported because the shame is engineered into the exit. This manual explains how the scam works, who builds it, and what to do if it happens to you or someone you know.
6 chapters. No jargon. Real data. The full picture.
— Commander Shepard
