The scam scene just keeps evolving, listeners, and as of today, November 9th, 2025, I’m Scotty, your cyber-sleuth with the latest rundown on the world’s wackiest – and frankly, dangerous – scams making headlines. Let’s get right to the action.
Crypto scams are having a blockbuster year, folks. The so-called “pig butchering” frauds are everywhere, with tales like Joe Novak’s making the rounds. Novak lost nearly $280,000 to a scammer he met on Facebook – lured in by promises of easy crypto riches by a woman named Ailis Danner, who used WhatsApp to steer him into a fake investment app called defiai.top. The numbers behind these cons are staggering: crypto pig butchering cons are up more than 40% in 2024, according to Bezalel Eithan Raviv of Lionsgate Network. The main red flags? People pushing you to move chats off mainstream platforms, requests for more money to release your own funds, and nonstop pressure to invest. And remember, every crypto transfer has a public record, so if you do get hit, don’t be ashamed—seek help and take action!
Let’s jump to Southeast Asia, where scam rings just can’t stay out of the news. Bangkok police nabbed four Chinese nationals – Xiahou Xin, Liu Ming, Li Lei, and Zeng Lingquan – running advanced AI-driven scams right out of a swanky condo. Their gear included AI that could mimic victims’ likenesses to bypass banking security. And, the globe-trotting doesn’t end there: just a couple days ago, authorities at Thailand’s Mae Sot Airport caught Mbuvi Maxwell Mutiso, a previously deported Kenyan, trying to board a flight with a fake entry stamp after working in scam compounds in Myanmar. This guy even hopped from Kenya to Malaysia to Thailand, using counterfeit documents to slip past border controls.
In Malaysia, Thai police arrested a guy named Tan from Sabah for pretending to be a government official and scamming an elderly victim out of more than 3.3 million baht, by claiming their bank account was involved in money laundering. The old “I’m from the government, you’re in trouble, pay up!” scam is still alive and, sadly, thriving.
And for my small biz listeners: you’re on the chopping block too. Research by Proton shows that companies with fewer than 250 employees account for more than half of data breaches this year. Crooks love small businesses for their customer data—and you often don’t have the fortresses big corporations can afford. For safety, never give out your Social Security or national ID number unless absolutely necessary, demand to know how your info is protected, and use two-factor authentication everywhere.
Wrapping up, the Global State of Scams Report 2025 says scams cost people a whopping $442 billion this year, with more than half being shopping scams, and 57% of adults scammed in just the last twelve months. Trust your gut, double-check those URLs, use secure payment methods, update your software, and doubt deals that look too good to be true.
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