State police help recover $180,000 in cryptocurrency ‘pig butchering’ scam
WILLIMANTIC, CT (WFSB) - State police said they were able to recover and return $180,000 lost in a cryptocurrency scam. Troopers said their “State Police Cryptocurrency Working Group” returned the money to a Willimantic resident who fell victim to an international investment fraud scam.
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