"Pig Butchering" Trading Scams Discovered
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•‘Pig butchering’ trading apps found on Google Play, App Store
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Fake trading apps found on Google Play and Apple 's App Store lure victims into pig butchering’ scams that have a global reach.
Fraudsters use social engineering to keep victim depositing funds and prevent them from withdrawing the displayed "profit" The scam is revealed when the victim attempts to cash their money, which the fraudsters have already moved to their accounts.
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