A recent update by Facebook parent company Meta indicates that the company has taken down some 2 million accounts linked to ‘pig butchering’ scams this year alone.
The scams have become prevalent, with the tech giant now focusing its efforts on Southeast Asian operations, with particular focus on countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and the Philippines. Interestingly, the United Arab Emirates has also been a concentration of the scam centers.
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