Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When someone reaches out online with kindness, it feels natural to respond—especially when that connection grows into friendship ...

The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million — which he sent to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped ...

A DOJ complaint targets $225M in laundered USDT tied to a Manila scam that duped Shan Hanes, the Kansas banker whose $47M embezzlement led to his bank’s 2023 collapse. The DOJ traced $225 million in ...

Pig butchering is a translation of the Chinese phrase "Shā Zhū Pán" and is one of the most devastating form of scam, targeting victims worldwide through sophisticated social engineering techniques, ...

For nearly 50 years, Anamarie Hurt trusted her husband, Craig, to manage their finances. And he did a good job of it, making investments that grew into a comfortable nest egg. Then Craig walked into a ...

Embedded finance platform provider Solid Financial Technologies filed for bankruptcy this week, less than a month after victims of an alleged pig butchering scheme filed a class action lawsuit seeking ...

March 24, 2026 - "Pig butchering" schemes, once considered a niche type of consumer fraud predominantly occurring overseas, have become a source of legal exposure for U.S. financial institutions that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A brutal scam known as pig butchering has stolen the life savings of yet another Bay Area resident. This time, a San Francisco ...

When someone reaches out online with kindness, it feels natural to respond-especially when that connection grows into friendship or even romance. Unfortunately, it may be the start of a cruel scheme ...

Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Hanes, 53, also swindled funds from a local church and investment club — and a daughter's college savings account — to transfer money, ...