FBI Badminton Of Crypto Fraud Pig Sahing: Pura-pura Become A Success Trader Torace Candidates For Victims

The FBI warned of a new crypto scam, Pig Pilhering. (Photo; Doc. Unsplash)

JAKARTA The rise of crypto scams in recent years has disturbed US investigative bodies, the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) to warn of a new fraudulent scheme. Where the scammers will feature themselves as successful and wealthy crypto traders. This is intended to lure their potential victims. The FBI calls this fraudulent scheme Pigongering.

Furthermore, the FBI said fraudsters were looking for targets on social media and dating sites where they falsified contacts of people who had been missing for a long time or pretended to be potential friends or romantic partners.

The perpetrators will then spend time gaining the victim's trust and then make them interested in fake investment schemes. Once their targets fall into the trap, the scammers provide fake platforms to track the investment they deserve and give the impression that the funds generate profits.

The victims were then trained through an investment process and encouraged to make continuous deposits by fraudsters. Fake websites allow victims to track their investments and give the impression that their investment is growing exponentially, according to the FBI, quoted by DailyHodl.

The victims claim that they are directed to transfer money to overseas accounts, buy large prepaid cards, or send funds using cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency ATMs.

The scammers also use schemes to prevent the withdrawal of funds. The scammers tell their victims that they need to pay income tax or additional fees when they try to disburse their investments.

The victims ultimately failed to take their investments ranging from tens of thousands to millions of dollars. They also lost contact with the scammers, who closed websites or stopped contacting the victims.

As the Pig saja fraud case is increasing, the FBI is urging victims of the Pig sajaring scheme and related fraud to submit a report to the bureau's Internet Crime Complaints Center.