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What is a pig butchering scam and how might it lose you money?

ANALYSIS: Bing Han takes a look at the rise of ‘pig butchering scams’ and how you can avoid them

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025

‘Pig butchering’ scams have stolen billions from people around the world. Here’s what you need to know

At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into travelling to Thailand for an audition, where he was abducted by criminals and taken to a scam centre in Myanmar.

The Conversation · Jul 14, 2025

Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says

Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centres

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2025

Chinese Actor Rescued From Scam Compound In Myanmar

Chinese actor Wang Xing's rescue from a scam center in Myanmar triggers efforts to locate missing victims, raising safety concerns for Chinese tourists in ...

Top News · Jan 15, 2025

A kidnapped Chinese actor, a scam gang, and a very public rescue operation

Wang Xing was abducted in Thailand by increasingly bold crime gangs operating in Myanmar, putting an entire tourism industry at risk

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2025

2 more Chinese nationals missing near Thai-Myanmar border

Thai police were launching an investigation into the disappearance of two more Chinese nationals – a male model and a woman - after their relatives sought help.

Bangkok Post · Jan 10, 2025

Chinese actor Wang Xing says he was trafficked to Myanmar

Actor says he was forced to work at a cyber fraud centre scamming Chinese people

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

Missing Chinese actor found safe

Chinese actor Wang Xing, who went missing last week near the Thai-Myanmar border, has been safely returned to Thailand and may have been the victim of human trafficking, Thai authorities said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 8, 2025

Billionaires and bureaucrats mobilize China for AI race with US

China’s tech sector has a new obsession: competing with U.S. titans like Google and Microsoft Corp. in the breakneck global artificial intelligence race.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023