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by tqwhite 545 days ago
Really? This is your criticism? It doesn't cover the cases where the person isn't trying to extract maximum profit.

But, somehow, in your view, calling a victim a pig is accurate enough for the term to be valid?
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infotecht 545 days ago
"Pig butchering" alludes to the method and callousness of the scammer and has nothing to do with the victim. That would be like criticizing the term "whaling" for comparing targets to whales.
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ASalazarMX 544 days ago
The Wikipedia page is a good read for context. Basically, this type of scam was born in China, during COVID confinement, and was named in similarity to fattening a pig (making them "invest" increasing amounts in worthless ecoins) before slaughtering it.

Romance scam is a completely different thing, but they could happen in parallel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scam

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