What is 'pig butchering'?

A long-con investment scam in which a fraudster builds a personal relationship with the victim over weeks (often via dating apps or wrong-number texts), then directs them to a fake trading platform showing fabricated gains, before draining the account.

Are crypto recovery services legitimate?

Almost never. Real fund recovery happens through law enforcement, regulators, and licensed insolvency practitioners — not through cold outreach. Any 'recovery' service requiring an upfront fee or wallet seed-phrase is itself a scam.

What is a cloned broker?

A fraudulent firm that copies the name, FCA/CySEC registration number, branding, and even staff photos of a real regulated broker. The FCA Warning List publishes confirmed clones, but new ones appear weekly.

Do investment scams target professionals?

Yes — financial advisers, doctors, and senior executives are over-represented as victims, because they self-identify as 'too sophisticated to be scammed' and skip basic checks they would advise others to make.

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