‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Threatening Global Internet Users May Have Ties to CCP: Pundit

‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Threatening Global Internet Users May Have Ties to CCP: Pundit
A border fence seperating China and Myanmar in the county-level city of Ruili in Dehong prefecture, in China's southwestern Yunnan Province, on Jan. 14, 2023. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
Jessica Mao
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An internet scam dubbed “pig butchering,” run by Chinese crime syndicates in Southeast Asia may have ties with the Chinese communist regime, China watchers say, especially in light of the regime’s history.

The syndicates—operating in countries bordering southern China, including Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar—use trafficked “cyber slaves” to scam internet users.

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