Season 1 · Episode 193
Through overseas currency exchanges, California deputy DA helps online romance scam victims get their money back
Legal Talk Network - Law News and Legal Topics
April 24, 202334m 9s
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Show Notes
In the criminal justice world, pig butchering refers to bacon—but not literally. Instead, it’s a term used to describe scamming someone online out of all their money through promises of romance and cryptocurrency windfalls, says Erin West, a prosecutor in the Santa Clara County, California, district attorney’s office.
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