A multi-billion dollar scam operation that incorporates industrial scale scam centers, human trafficking, fake investment websites and cryptocurrency. Pig Butchering is emerging as a serious priority for law enforcement who are seeing victims lose their life savings to scammers that may be victims themselves.
In this episode, Ian Andrews (Chief Marketing Officer, Chainalysis) is joined by cybercrime savvy public sector heroes , Erin West (Deputy District Attorney, Santa Clara County, Office of the District Attorney) and Alona Katz (Deputy Bureau Chief of the Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office), who give the victim perspective of these complex crypto related crimes.
Alona and Erin explain how victims are being taken advantage of and how public private partnerships and law enforcement coalitions are collaborating to combat this billion dollar industry. They share heartbreaking stories from victims, but also give practical tips on how law enforcement and the general public can do their part in the fight against these investment scams.
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