‘Pig Butchering' Scams: What They Are and How to Avoid Them
Don’t trust that unexpected text or direct message from a stranger—it might be the first step in a “pig butchering” scam. So named in reference to the practice of fattening a pig before slaughter, these scams often involve fraudsters contacting targets seemingly at random, then gaining trust before ultimately manipulating their targets into phony investments and disappearing with the funds. Such scams have grown dramatically in recent years, with individual investors sometimes losing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Michelle C. Bartolic, partner, was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2012 and has practiced in the area of Trust and Estate Litigation and Elder Abuse for the majority of her career. While Michelle has experience and practices law in all areas of probate including estate planning, trust and probate administration, conservatorships, guardianships, and elder abuse, she primarily focuses her practice on trust and estate litigation. Michelle handles litigated matters from intake through trial phase for her firm’s clients.
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