Contrary to the name's implication, these scams don't involve pork
Topeka, Kan. – You have heard of the Nigerian prince scam, but you probably do not associate the term “pig butchering” with investment fraud. Like a hog fattened before the slaughter, perpetrators of these scams slowly build trust with their targets before “butchering” them with a final fraud and walking away with the victim’s hard-earned money. The Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, a …