Tech Executive Falls Victim to $450k Scam on Dating Website
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Tech Executive Falls Victim to $450k Scam on Dating Website
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#2What’s interesting in this case is that it’s a female that got scammed. “Pig Butchering Scheme” is a strange name to call it.
Re: Tech Executive Falls Victim to $450k Scam on Dating Website
#3> Shreya Datta spent months swiping through dating apps searching for a connection when she encountered "Ancel Mali," a self-proclaimed wine trader from France, on Hinge.
The context in which this sentence is presented is perfect, and I genuinely laughed my ass off upon reading it.
Re: Tech Executive Falls Victim to $450k Scam on Dating Website
#4Wow. Native ads are getting wild.
In the middle of a story about getting crypto scammed:
“If you're interested in legitimate and lucrative investment opportunities, StartEngine presents a reliable platform where users can invest in promising startups. With a community of 1.8 million potential investors, StartEngine is shaping the future of startup financing and provides a trustworthy avenue for people seeking ways to grow their wealth.”
Re: Tech Executive Falls Victim to $450k Scam on Dating Website
#5I find it difficult to sympathise with her. How you entrust someone you’ve never met with $450K is beyond me.
Re: Tech Executive Falls Victim to $450k Scam on Dating Website
#6I find it difficult to sympathise with her. How you entrust someone you’ve never met with $450K is beyond me.
I wonder how persuasive this "Ancel Mali" can be. I guess with a known weakness (desire for connection) the scammer can game the victim by emotionally manipulating them, e.g. maybe he told her he gets an x% refer-a-friend bonus if she "invested" on this seemingly 3rd party site, "Why haven't you done it yet? It's not you giving me money, it's this site! Besides you'll get a high ROI quickly! Don't you love me?!", and playing a hot and cold game of being nice some days and then ignoring her other days, because "you still haven't invested!".
I suppose a lot of people are good at this kind of manipulation, e.g. members of cults like Scientology...
Re: Tech Executive Falls Victim to $450k Scam on Dating Website
#7Wow. Native ads are getting wild. In the middle of a story about getting crypto scammed: “If you're interested in legitimate and lucrative investment opportunities, StartEngine presents a reliable platform where users can invest in promising startups. With a community of 1.8 million potential investors, StartEngine is shaping the future of startup financing and provides a trustworthy avenue for people seeking ways to…
I thought this paragraph was a quote of the scammer's message to the victim, but incorrectly formatted in the article...
Well, StartEngine, you're getting the opposite of advertisement.
Re: Tech Executive Falls Victim to $450k Scam on Dating Website
#8What’s interesting in this case is that it’s a female that got scammed. “Pig Butchering Scheme” is a strange name to call it.
It comes from a Chinese analogy/metaphor.
First you feed the pig to fatten it up, then when you're ready you butcher it.
Pig butchers will often spend weeks or months building up trust in a specific victim without even hinting at money.
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#9I find it difficult to sympathise with her. How you entrust someone you’ve never met with $450K is beyond me.
I keep a fair amount of cash in a bank account whose managers I've never met, and I'm not even lonely!
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#10I find it difficult to sympathise with her. How you entrust someone you’ve never met with $450K is beyond me.
I keep a fair amount of cash in a bank account whose managers I've never met, and I'm not even lonely!
Yes, since this is comparable at all to this situation.
I assume you didn't decide to use your bank account based on Hinge or similar dating app