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Interpol's bizarre attempt to rebrand major online fraud scheme

Interpol eliminates the crime of pig butchering by changing its name

Interpol, a sprawling international bureaucracy where 196 countries pool their resources to issue strongly worded notices and organize conferences in scenic locations, recently expanded its role to become a schoolmarmish Internet scold.

"INTERPOL is calling for a shift in language to combat online relationship and investment frauds," it announced in a press release, "advocating for the term 'romance baiting' to replace the widely used but stigmatizing 'pig butchering.'" — Read the rest

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