💨 Abstract

A handbook found during a police raid in the Philippines details instructions for conducting romance scams, known as "pig-butchering." The manuals, in Chinese and English, reveal tactics for grooming victims, creating fake personas, and manipulating emotions to extract money. These scams often involve human trafficking victims forced to work in scam compounds. The FBI identifies this as one of the most prevalent scams today, exacerbated by AI.

Courtesy: theprint.in