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  • Newly divorced mom scammed of entire $100,000 401k savings in Tinder ‘pig butchering’ scheme

    06/19/2023 1:38:05 PM PDT · by libh8er · 58 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6.18.2023 | Ronny Reyes
    A recently divorced woman lost her entire 401(k) savings to a scammer she met on Tinder who convinced her to invest in cryptocurrency — the latest “pig butchering” scheme targeting lonely people. Rebecca Holloway, 42, a mother-of-three, said she was swindled out of $100,000 by a scammer claiming to be a French entrepreneur named “Fred” after the two matched on Tinder in March, the Daily Mail reports. She added: “Looking back, the signs are so obvious. But at the time you want to believe it’s real.” The scam that hit Holloway is the latest example of “pig butchering,” a term...