San Diego residents lose over $90M to pig butchering crypto scams in last fiscal year
Summary
Over 400 individuals in San Diego lost more than $90 million to 'pig butchering' cryptocurrency scams during the last fiscal year. These scams involve building trust with victims before stealing their cryptocurrency assets. The report was published by NBC 7 San Diego.
Incident Details
Domain
Fraud & Financial
Harm Types
AI-Powered Financial Fraud
Companies
NBC 7 San Diego
Who Was Affected
Age
Unknown
Gender
Unknown
Sources
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