According to prosecutors, a Facebook user convinced him to invest in a crypto scheme that did not exist after cultivating an online romance with the man.

In this scam, the crooks view their victims as pigs that can be tempted and tricked into turning over their life savings.

"ChatGPT told me no, this is a scam, you better go to police station... so I panicked at that time, I panicked and I call him. I say, you are scamming me!" the victim said.

Even after recognizing the AI, many participants still followed through.

Federal prosecutors charged Chen Zhi with operating forced labor camps across Cambodia that executed alleged 'pig butchering' scams targeting crypto investors.

Scammers are targeting victims through social media, dating apps, and texts, using fake relationships and cryptocurrency investments to steal money.

As scams get more advanced and AI makes them even harder to detect, our instinct to blame victims is making scammers’ jobs ...