A stranger, or a too-good-to-be-true ad, offers a 'guaranteed' crypto or investment return, often building trust over days before asking you to deposit on a fake platform. It's known as 'pig butchering' — and losses can be huge.
• A friendly stranger messages you 'by mistake' and builds rapport • They introduce a 'guaranteed' investment or trading platform • Small early 'profits' let you withdraw — to build trust • Then they push a big deposit, and the money disappears
• Guaranteed or unusually high returns • Pressure to deposit quickly on an unfamiliar platform • A link to a site you can't independently verify • Being moved off-platform to WhatsApp or Telegram
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