The U.S. Secret Service investigates global Pig Butchering scams
Nov 30, 2022
Episode 41
Sift Trust and Safety Architect Jeff Sakasegawa discusses crypto-romance scams—brutally known as "Pig Butchering"—with Shawn Bradstreet, Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service.
Crypto-based fraud is on the rise and evolving inside a disrupted market. In this episode of the Digital Trust & Safety Insider Podcast, Sift Trust and Safety Architect Jeff Sakasegawa speaks with Special Agent Shawn Bradstreet about the U.S. Secret Service’s ongoing investigation into “pig butchering”—a global fraud phenomenon combining online romance scams with a crypto twist.