Oh, sweet love! 🌹 Once it inspired poets, drove philosophers mad, and caused kings to topple empires for a single smile. But in 2025, Cupid took up not arrows, but... cryptocurrency. And shot straight into the wallets of trusting investors.
The US Department of Justice announced the largest cryptocurrency seizure in history, related to so-called 'pig butchering' schemes. The amount? $225.3 million. Imagine: you open your heart, and in return, they open your account.
“Under my leadership and with the support of President Trump and Attorney General Bondi, the District of Columbia's prosecutor's office plays a leading role in the fight against cryptocurrency fraud, working with law enforcement across the country to seize and confiscate stolen funds and take them out of the hands of foreign criminals, while striving to compensate victims,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro.
🐷 Pig Butchering — “love by calculation”
The scheme works simply and perversely beautifully:
1. You are being contacted by a charming “prince on a white iPhone.”
2. He flatters, cares, talks about a future together.
3. Then whispers: “Dear, I found an incredible investment… for the two of us.”
4. You invest — and after a couple of weeks the “prince” disappears, and your money dissolves in the blockchain.
💥 Why this is a scandal
$225 million — this is not just a “romantic dinner,” this is a whole banquet for scammers.
The scale of the scheme is so vast that in the USA it is called an epidemic of trust.
The Department of Justice itself admits: this is the largest case of its kind in history.
“Love is blind, but crypto balances see everything.”
“Romance of the 21st century: flowers, candles, and a phishing link.”
“Instead of a diamond ring — the address of a Tether wallet.”
⚠️ Withdrawal
In a world where even love is turned into a weapon, there is no safe feeling and no safe deal.
Yes, love can be deceptive…
But when along with your heart they steal your crypto wallet — this is no longer a melodrama, this is a thriller with horror elements.
