submitted 8 months ago by ppag@lemmy.ml to c/scams@lemmy.one

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My wife and I both received message requests on Signal from the same "person". I assume this is some sort of scam but since it was the exact same name and profile image for me and my wife I wanted to see if anyone else has seen this so I can figure out how targeted this attack was. Thank you.

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[-] Arbiter@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Looks like a pig butchering scam.

https://youtu.be/vu-Y1h9rTUs?si=mlsadVOfUP5IvRg8

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 months ago

I had a co-worker who was in a pig butchering scam for years. It's devastating for the victims, and also for the scam callers who are often imprisoned and forced to make these calls against their will.

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