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MENTAL MODEL · M1419

Pig Butchering Scam

Pig Butchering Scam
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

CORE DEFINITION

Pig Butchering Scam refers to a type of emotional fraud carried out through telecommunications fraud, where the fraudster uses telecommunications and internet information technology to fabricate a virtual persona to gain the victim's trust, establish a close relationship, and ultimately defraud the victim of public or private property. This method has drawn social attention due to its organized nature, complete industrial chain, long fraud cycle, large number of victims, and high amounts involved.

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Pig Butchering Scam refers to a type of emotional fraud carried out through telecommunications fraud, where the fraudster uses telecommunications and internet information technology to fabricate a virtual persona to gain the victim's trust, establish a close relationship, and ultimately defraud the victim of public or private property. This method has drawn social attention due to its organized nature, complete industrial chain, long fraud cycle, large number of victims, and high amounts involved.

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A type of online fraud: first build trust through emotional connection or friendship (fattening the pig), then induce the victim to invest in a fake investment platform and abscond with the money (slaughtering the pig).

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