Meta has revealed that this year alone, it has removed more than two million accounts behind the notorious “pig butchering” scams, which use manipulation and deception to extort money from victims.
The company explains that the people behind these emails are often victims of crime themselves and have been tricked into working for “scam slave operations.”
Meta adds that it is working with government agencies in countries including Myanmar, Laos, the United Arab Emirates, the Philippines, and Cambodia to stop these operations in what has been a difficult year for social media scams.
