Five individuals lives are turned upside down by this call center scam. Order now on Amazon.
If you want to learn more about the operations behind pig butcher scams–responsible for more than $75b of lost savings globally– I recommend the following:
- John Oliver did a good piece a few months ago
- This book was interesting about someone who fell for one of these scams
- A compelling Chinese film called No More Bets (孤注一掷) about people being trafficked to Southeast Asia as part of these scams is worth a watch; I watched this after my first draft to provide a bit more clarity, and was both pleased and slightly dismayed that the director and I had chosen similar themes to tackle!
- The Economist podcast series released in February was excellent. Covered all aspects of the pig butcher ecosystem–while I had already finished my book when this came out, it helped me tighten a few details in my narrative.
Liam Pierce 