<ul><li>Meta Platforms Inc. has removed about 2 million accounts related to investment scams known as 'pig-butchering'.</li><li>The scams involve online grooming, befriending victims, and then inviting them to invest in get-rich-quick schemes, often related to cryptocurrency.</li><li>Meta has cracked down on these scams, resulting in fewer instances of them.</li><li>The FBI has reported a sharp rise in crypto scams, with Americans losing $4 billion in recent years.</li></ul>

Meta takes down millions of accounts related to ‘pig-butchering’ scams

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