Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin · Thursday, October 1, 2026
Caitlin Sarian describes the 'pig butchering' scam, a long-term con where fraudsters build trust over months, offering small gains to lure victims into larger investments. This can occur on dating apps or through investment platforms, ultimately leading to the loss of significant savings.
“Unfortunately, I call it pig butchering, which I hate because we're basically referring to people as pigs.”
“The reason why it's called that is because you kind of fatten the pig up for a really long period of time. You kind of give them little things to make them build your trust. And then you slaughter them and you take them for all they have.”
“So there's a lot of romance scams like that. There's a lot of like investment scams like that.”