Pig Butchering Scams In Southeast Asia – 2023

Pig-Butchering Scams In Southeast Asia

Author:
• Reuters – By POPPY MCPHERSON and TOM WILSON
• SCARS Editorial Team

Pig Butchering Scams – How Deeply Wired Into Law Enforcement Chinese Criminals Are In Southeast Asia

How ‘pig-butchering’ scams have emerged as a billion-dollar crypto industry

At a Thai police headquarters in October 2022, Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng congratulated one of Bangkok’s most senior cybercrime investigators on his recent promotion, presenting the official with a large bouquet of flowers wrapped in red paper and a bow.

Mr. Wang, the vice-president of a local Chinese trade group, wished the new cybercrime investigator “smooth work and new achievements”, according to the group’s website, which displays photographs of the event.

SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-09T05:57:27-05:00December 4th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, NEWS, Reuters, THAILAND|Tags: Pig Butchering Scams, Scam Call Centers, Scam Slaves, Southeast Asia, Thailand|

Mexican Timeshare Fraud – Mexican CJNG Drug Cartel Government Impersonation Scams 2023

Mexican Timeshare Fraud – Mexican CJNG Drug Cartel Government Impersonation Scams

Authors:
• SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.
• Portions ABC News and U.S. Treasury Department

A Mexican Drug Cartel Is Using U.S. Government Impersonation In Mexican Timeshare Fraud Posing As U.S. Officials

U.S. authorities say the Jalisco Mexican Drug Cartel was so bold in operating frauds targeting elderly Americans that the gang’s operators posed as U.S. Treasury Department officials.

A Mexican drug cartel is operating Timeshare Frauds that target elderly Americans who have bought timeshares in Mexico. The gang’s operators posed as U.S. Treasury Department officials, U.S. authorities said Thursday.

SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-11T00:51:30-05:00December 3rd, 2023|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, Additional Authors, MEXICO, NEWS, SCARS Editorial Team|Tags: Mexican Scam Cartels, Mexico, Timeshare Fraud|

Telegram Criminals | Brett Johnson’s Criminal Thoughts EP 1

Published November 28, 2023

Author:
• Brett Johnson, Former Cybercriminal Turned Good Guy, SCARS Advisor

Brett Johnson’s new podcast/video show about cybercriminals and fraudsters on Telegram

Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Fraud, and Identity Theft Expert. Keynote Speaker, Consultant, Writer, Podcast Personality. Former USA Most Wanted Cybercriminal, Identity Thief, Hacker, and Original Internet Godfather

Brett is a SCARS Advisor and past career cybercriminals who turned his life around!

SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-11T00:53:14-05:00December 1st, 2023|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, Brett Johnson, VIDEO / AUDIO, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Brett Johnson, Criminal Thoughts, Podcast, Video|

Scams and Cryptocurrency Go Hand in Hand

Scams and Cryptocurrency go Hand in Hand

Authors:
• Yaniv Hanoch, Associate Professor in Risk Management, University of Southampton; and
• Stacey Wood, Professor of Psychology, Scripps College

Scams And Cryptocurrency Can Go Hand In Hand – Here’s How They Work And What To Watch Out For

When one of our students told us they were going to drop out of college in August 2021, it wasn’t the first time we’d heard of someone ending their studies prematurely. What was new, though, was the reason. The student had become a victim of a cryptocurrency scam and had lost all their money – including a bank loan – leaving them not just broke, but in debt. The experience was financially and psychologically traumatic, to say the least.

SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-02T04:08:55-05:00September 23rd, 2023|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, ARTICLE, GUEST AUTHORS, The Conversation, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Cryptocurrency, Scams|