{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-crypto-investment-pig-butchering-scam","label":"Crypto pig-butchering / romance investment fraud — guaranteed returns + deposit Bitcoin/USDT to trading platform","description":"Email or cold outreach presenting a fake cryptocurrency trading platform with guaranteed 15–300%+ monthly returns — a hallmark of \"pig butchering\" (sha zhu pan) fraud. Scammers build trust over weeks (often via romance or social media), then guide victims to deposit Bitcoin, USDT, or ETH into a controlled fake trading platform. Victims can initially \"withdraw\" small profits to build confidence; the exit scam occurs when a large deposit is made. FBI IC3 2024: crypto investment fraud caused $3.96B in reported losses — the single largest fraud category by dollar amount; average pig-butchering victim loses $120,000.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}