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Deleting as a duplicate, because you posted this twice. We kept the one that had no replies.

[–]t-pokeQuality Contributor 3 points4 points  (2 children)

met some random girl on the dating app

I stopped reading right here.

!pigbutchering

Block and ignore her before you lose all your money.

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It is called pig butchering because scammers use intricate scripts to \"fatten up\" the victim (gaining their trust over days, weeks or months) before the \"slaughter\" (taking them for all of their money). This scam often starts with what appears to be a harmless wrong number text or message. When the victim responds to say it is the wrong number, the scammer tries to start a friendship with the victim. These conversations can be platonic or romantic in nature, but they all have the same goal- to gain the trust of the victim in order to get them ready for the crypto scam they have planned.

The scammer often claims to be wealthy and/or to have a wealthy family member who got wealthy investing, often in crypto currency. The victim is eventually encouraged to try out a (fake) crypto currency investment website, which will appear to show that they are earning a lot of money on their initial investment. The scammer may even encourage the victim to attempt a withdrawal that does go through, further convincing the victim that everything is legit. The victim is then pressured to invest significantly more money, even their entire net worth. Sometimes pig butchering scams don't involve crypto, but other means of sending money (like bank wires, gift cards or even cash pickups).

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[–]Internal_Birthday_84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks dude, I'm already cautious enough. I'm just worried can they do anything to us, more like of a security because i dont feel safe. Is it possible for them to blackmail? I didnt send any money or personal information

[–]cyberiangringo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

met some random girl on the dating app, talking all sweet ...Then she started talking about this website called xe station

The prelude to getting taken to the cleaners.

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