I’ve had a random person contact me out of the blue on Telegram and try to build a friendship that obviously ends in a pig butchering scam.
Fortunately, I have a rule to never make online friends. If I’ve not met someone in a personal or professional setting before, I assume they’re a robot unless proven otherwise.
Some pig butchers have also tried to contact my parents, but my parents are careful, and I immediately block any such number.
Pretty sad to see that these operations could easily be stopped, but the perpetrators live in extremely corrupt places/semi-failed states where they just pay bribes to the local authorities to leave them alone.
Fortunately, I have a rule to never make online friends. If I’ve not met someone in a personal or professional setting before, I assume they’re a robot unless proven otherwise.
Some pig butchers have also tried to contact my parents, but my parents are careful, and I immediately block any such number.
Pretty sad to see that these operations could easily be stopped, but the perpetrators live in extremely corrupt places/semi-failed states where they just pay bribes to the local authorities to leave them alone.