PSA for my friends …
And those of you who have been encountering “Nicole, but you can call me Fediverse Chick …”
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/what-are-pig-butchering-scams.html
“Pig Butchering” is an exponentially growing scam model, being carried out by trafficked people. It rolls a whole psych warfare + romance + free crypto money scam together with some sort of grandpa-scam entree, and they’re in for a long game.
Mastodon Admins are trying to get rid of “Nicole”, but its a hydra.
DO NOT ENGAGE.
AARP'Pig Butchering’ Scams Lure Victims Into Fake InvestmentsThe terrible term describes a key tactic for criminals perpetrating investment and romance scams
@proprietor Ah. My scamdar was right. Thanks for the explanation.