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title: The Pig Butchering Scam
description: “Pig Butchering” scammers groom targets to invest through sham websites. Once victims invest enough money, the scammers take it all and vanish.
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# [The Pig Butchering Scam](https://blog.everc.com/thought-leadership/the-pig-butchering-scam)

 Written by [Maya Shabi](https://blog.everc.com/thought-leadership/author/maya-shabi) | May 15, 2023, 3:49:00 PM

#### Crude as it is, “Pig Butchering” is a term used for fattening the pig before going in for the kill. Scammers groom their targets to invest in cryptocurrencies or online gaming through sham websites controlled by their gang of fraudsters. Once victims invest enough money, the scammers take it all and vanish.

#### Fraudsters Bringing Home the Bacon The Pig Butchering Scam

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