He thought he’d won big on love and crypto. Instead, he was ‘pig butchered’ for RM1.21mil


The documents filed this week – which seek to recover less than half of the money from a seized crypto account that had allegedly been used to launder the proceeds – state that the victim was just one of many. — Photo by Sajad Nori on Unsplash

Cellphone users around the US have for months reported a growing barrage of puzzling text messages from people who appear to have the wrong number.

“Hey, what are you doing Monday?” a text might read. Or: “I have something to tell you.” The message could be even simpler: “I’m bored” or “Hello”.

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