Love scams — also known as "pig butchering" — are among the most emotionally devastating and financially destructive forms of fraud. Scammers invest weeks or months building a genuine-feeling relationship before introducing cryptocurrency investment as the final trap. You are not alone, and recovery is possible.
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The term "pig butchering" (SHA ZHU PAN in Chinese) describes how scammers "fatten" victims with attention and trust before "slaughtering" them financially. These operations run like call centres with scripts, managers, and quotas.
Scammers reach out via Tinder, Bumble, Instagram, LinkedIn, or even a "wrong number" text. They are patient, charming, and attentive — sometimes maintaining contact for 3–6 months before asking for any money.
Eventually, they mention a crypto trading opportunity — often presented as a family insider secret or arbitrage bot. They demonstrate small gains to build confidence, then encourage you to invest larger and larger amounts.
Once you've deposited everything — sometimes liquidating retirement savings, taking out loans, or borrowing from family — they vanish. The platform closes, the profile is deleted, and all contact cuts off instantly.
You are not to blame. These are sophisticated criminal organisations operating in multiple languages with professional-grade psychological manipulation techniques. Thousands of victims globally lose money to romance fraud every year.
Even if the platform has disappeared completely, our blockchain forensic tools can trace the destination wallet addresses and follow the movement of funds onchain — often across multiple hops and exchanges.
