Pig Butchering Scams

[Hymie]

Here’s a youtube video well worth watching if you want to avoid falling for a pig butchering scam.

 

[newmodarmy]

Surely you don't find this form of presentation and fake hilarity funny?

 

[Hopkirk]

I tried watching it, but gave up after a few minutes. Painful.

[david small]

He cannot stop waving his hands about. Very irritating.

[Hymie]

Well, don’t come crying on here to report that you’ve lost all your money to some pig butchering scam, if you didn’t watch the video.

[Hopkirk]

Is that your mate Phil?

[newmodarmy]

Oh yes,  I know what sort of scams these are. I just think that manic form of 'comedy' is likely to be turned off within 30 seconds by most people. It's far better to give the advice to be careful in a more measured way as Money Box or Martin Lewis would do or like this 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3ynjGCQShBTpfkwlm1mJMTH/what-is-a-pig-butchering-scam-and-why-is-it-on-the-rise

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/hZtmZwb5cjsFh5R77NPlKT/the-latest-scams-and-how-to-avoid-falling-for-them

 

[barry1010]

It's a form of grooming for money for fake investments rather than sex.

Anyone who watches Coronation St is seeing an example of it playing out currently.

 

 

 

[douglas9401]

"I just think that manic form of 'comedy' is likely to be turned off within 30 seconds by most people."

Aye nobody's watching: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oliver

[barry1010]

I don't bother with YouTube explainers.  Usually I'm with other people and don't want to disturb them and I don't trust the source.  So many deep fakes pretending to be experts. 

Give me a reliable link that I can read in peace or explain the contents of the video and the source.

[ToraToraTora]

you've gotta be some kind of plonker to fall for that game!

[ToraToraTora]

not surprised hymie raised this, the EUSSR is a very good example of such a scam.

[Hymie]

If you watch the video, included in those who fell for this scam was the CEO of a small American bank, scammed out of US$50 million, causing the bank to go under.

 

Some of these scams are very sophisticated, with those falling for the scam investing their money on what appears to be a legit investment site, with their own control of the account – only when they try to withdraw money do they realise they have been scammed, in many instances of 100s of thousands of dollars.

[ToraToraTora]

11:03 again, sounds like the EUSSR.

[jackthehat]

Hymie has posted this in the correct section to warn folks about the variety of scams doing the rounds aimed at separating the credulous from their cash.

However, I am not sure that a video of comedian John Oliver is any sort of way to do it.

[davebro3]

I had an hilarious email the other day saying they had tracked my use of illicit/illegal websites & they had pornographic pictures of me at my keyboard & in my (luxury!) bathroom. If I didn't pay £1000 to their cyber account they would release it to the world. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[douglas9401]

"comedian John Oliver" has exposed more than a few sharp and shady schemes on his programme over the years, Jack.

He and his team investigate and report on various issues, mainly of interest to his American audience with a mixture of humour, outrage and contempt. They're not shackled by a lack of funding and the oversight of those protecting what used to be known as 'the establishment'.